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Where does “ocellus” come from?

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

ocellus (Latin): little eye; darling

Definitions

  1. little eye; darling

Ancestry of “ocellus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ocellus”

  • ocellus
  • ocellated
  • ocelloid
  • pseudocellus
  • biocellate
  • ocellatus
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