Where does “óculos” come from?

óculos (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese óculo, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

óculos (Portuguese): glasses, spectacles; plural of óculo

Definitions

  1. glasses, spectacles; plural of óculo

Ancestry of “óculos”, step by step

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

Words derived from “óculos”

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