Where does “okulista” come from?

okulista (Polish) comes from French oculiste, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

okulista (Polish): ophthalmologist, eye doctor, oculist

Definitions

  1. ophthalmologist, eye doctor, oculist

Ancestry of “okulista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchoculisteoculist, eye doctor
2LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
3Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “okulista”

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