Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “auntelere” come from?

auntelere (Middle English) comes from Old French antoillier, from Old French ueil, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

auntelere (Middle English): The bottom-most antler of a deer

Definitions

  1. The bottom-most antler of a deer

Ancestry of “auntelere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchantoillierantler, horn
2Old Frenchueileye
3Vulgar Latinocluseye; Alternative form of oculus
4LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
5Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “auntelere”

  • antler
  • antlered
  • antlerless
  • antlerlike
  • antlerogenesis
  • antlerogenic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →