Where does “intraocular” come from?

intraocular (Spanish) comes from Spanish ocular, from Latin oculāris, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

intraocular (Spanish): intraocular

Definitions

  1. intraocular

Ancestry of “intraocular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishocularocular; eyepiece, eyeglass
2Latinoculārisof or pertaining to the eyes, ocular
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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