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

oculus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic okʷelos

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

via Proto-Italic okelos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicokelos—
2Indo-European*h₃okʷ-—

Words derived from “oculus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →