Where does “binocular” come from?

binocular (Romanian) comes from French binoculaire, from French oculaire, from Latin oculāris, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

binocular (Romanian): binocular

Definitions

  1. binocular

Ancestry of “binocular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbinoculairebinocular
2Frenchoculaireocular; eye
3Latinoculārisof or pertaining to the eyes, ocular
4LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
5Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
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