Where does “olhão” come from?

olhão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Olho, from Old Portuguese olho, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

olhão (Portuguese): Augmentative of olho; Obsolete form of olham

Definitions

  1. Augmentative of olho; Obsolete form of olham

Ancestry of “olhão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseOlhoeye
2Old Portugueseolho—
3Vulgar Latinocluseye; Alternative form of oculus
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 →
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