Where does “ochios” come from?

ochios (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.

ochios (Romanian): having big and beautiful eyes

Definitions

  1. having big and beautiful eyes

Ancestry of “ochios”, step by step

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
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