Where does “deochetură” come from?
deochetură (Romanian) comes from Romanian deochea, from Romanian ochi, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
deochetură (Romanian): evil eye
Definitions
- evil eye
Ancestry of “deochetură”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | deochea | to cast an evil eye on; to bewitch or cast a... |
| 2 | Romanian | ochi | eye; loop; to aim, take aim |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | oclus | eye; Alternative form of oculus |
| 4 | Latin | oculus | An eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | okʷelos | eye |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |