Where does “occhiata” come from?

occhiata (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin *oculāta, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

occhiata (Italian): look, glance, gander

Definitions

  1. look, glance, gander

Ancestry of “occhiata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*oculāta
2LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
3Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “occhiata

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-
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