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Where does “oculus” come from?

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

oculus (Latin): An eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...

Definitions

  1. An eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...

Ancestry of “oculus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “oculus”

  • egalitarian
  • ocular
  • inoculation
  • egalitarianism
  • binocular
  • intraocular
  • oui
  • oculomotor
  • inoculate
  • monocle
  • monocular
  • oculist
  • extraocular
  • Ouija
  • olio
  • oculus
  • periocular
  • egal
  • ocellus
  • binocularity
  • ocellated
  • ullage
  • interocular
  • binocularly
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