Where does “бинокль” come from?

бинокль (Russian) comes from French binocle, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

бинокль (Russian): binoculars

Definitions

  1. binoculars

Ancestry of “бинокль”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbinoclepince-nez; lorgnette; spectacles, eyeglasses,...
2LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
3Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “бинокль”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic okʷelos →