Where does “focus” come from?
focus (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish ocus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.
Ancestry of “focus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | ocus | near; close; and |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰes- | hand; take, give in exchange |
Words derived from “focus”