Where does “Ocriculum” come from?
Ocriculum (Latin) comes from Latin ocris, from Proto-Celtic okris, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óḱris, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
Ancestry of “Ocriculum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ocris | a broken, rugged, stony mountain; genitive... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | okris | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂óḱris | top, protrusion; sharp edge, corner |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
Words derived from “Ocriculum”