Where does “zanolho” come from?

zanolho (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.

zanolho (Portuguese): one-eyed having only one functioning eye

Definitions

  1. one-eyed having only one functioning eye

Ancestry of “zanolho”, step by step

zanolho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese Olho

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

via Portuguese zanaga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesezanagacross-eyed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-
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