Where does “occhiceruleo” come from?

occhiceruleo (Italian) comes from Italian occhio, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

occhiceruleo (Italian): blue-eyed

Definitions

  1. blue-eyed

Ancestry of “occhiceruleo”, step by step

occhiceruleo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian occhio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianocchioeye; hilum; look out! watch out!
2Vulgar Latinocluseye; Alternative form of oculus
3LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
4Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Italian ceruleo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianceruleocerulean
2LatincaeruleusHaving the color of the sky; blue or...
3Latincaelumheaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather
4Proto-Italickailomsky
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-lomwhole
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic okʷelos →