Where does “occhione” come from?

occhione (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.

occhione (Italian): Augmentative of occhio: big eye; eyebolt; Any...

Definitions

  1. Augmentative of occhio: big eye; eyebolt; Any...

Ancestry of “occhione”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic okʷelos →