Where does “monokkel” come from?
monokkel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French monocle, from Latin monoculus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
monokkel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a monocle
Ancestry of “monokkel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | monocle | monocle |
| 2 | Latin | monoculus | a one-eyed man |
| 3 | Latin | oculus | An eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | okʷelos | eye |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |