Where does “ocello” come from?

ocello (Italian) comes from Latin ocellus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

ocello (Italian): ocellus; eyespot

Definitions

  1. ocellus; eyespot

Ancestry of “ocello”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ocello”

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