Where does “ochelari” come from?

ochelari (Romanian) comes 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.

ochelari (Romanian): glasses, spectacles

Definitions

  1. glasses, spectacles

Ancestry of “ochelari”, step by step

ochelari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian ochi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianochieye; loop; to aim, take aim
2Vulgar Latinocluseye; Alternative form of oculus
3LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
4Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Latin oculāris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoculārisof or pertaining to the eyes, ocular
2Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “ochelari”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →