Where does “oylet” come from?

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

Ancestry of “oylet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchoillet—
2Old FrenchoïlAlternative form of oil; yes
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 “oylet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic okʷelos →