Where does “oïl” come from?

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

oïl (Old French): Alternative form of oil; yes

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of oil; yes

Ancestry of “oïl”, step by step

oïl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin oclus

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

via Old French o il

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencho il—
2Vulgar Latinhoc illethis is what he

Words derived from “oïl”

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