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Where does “ullier” come from?

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

ullier (Old French): to fill a partially empty cask

Definitions

  1. to fill a partially empty cask

Ancestry of “ullier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchoelAlternative form of ueil; bunghole", literally,...
2LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
3Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “ullier”

  • ullage
  • ullaged
  • ulage
  • ulliage
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