Where does “îl” come from?

îl (Romansch) comes from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

îl (Romansch): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “îl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinocluseye; Alternative form of oculus
2LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
3Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →