Where does “nasóculos” come from?

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

nasóculos (Portuguese): pince-nez

Definitions

  1. pince-nez

Ancestry of “nasóculos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseóculosglasses, spectacles; plural of óculo
2Portugueseóculooculus; eyeglass
3LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
4Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-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 →