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Where does “antoillier” come from?

antoillier (Old French) comes 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.

antoillier (Old French): antler, horn

Definitions

  1. antler, horn

Ancestry of “antoillier”, step by step

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

Words derived from “antoillier”

  • antler
  • antlered
  • antlerless
  • antlerlike
  • antlerogenesis
  • antlerogenic
  • andouiller
  • auntelere
  • hauntelere
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