Where does “entreolhar” come from?

entreolhar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese olhar, from Old Portuguese aollar, from Vulgar Latin *adoculāre, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

entreolhar (Portuguese): to look at multiple things or people; to look...

Definitions

  1. to look at multiple things or people; to look...

Ancestry of “entreolhar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseolharto look; gaze; stare; look; glance
2Old Portugueseaollarto evil-eye; to look
3Vulgar Latin*adoculāre—
4LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
5Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic okʷelos →