Where does “oculum” come from?

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

oculum (Latin): accusative singular of oculus

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of oculus

Ancestry of “oculum”, 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 “oculum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →