Where does “ojalar” come from?
ojalar (Spanish) comes from Spanish ojal, from Spanish ojo, from Old Spanish ojo, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
ojalar (Spanish): to make and form buttonholes
Definitions
- to make and form buttonholes
Ancestry of “ojalar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ojal | buttonhole, eyelet; loop |
| 2 | Spanish | ojo | eye; keyhole; caution |
| 3 | Old Spanish | ojo | eye |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | oclus | eye; Alternative form of oculus |
| 5 | Latin | oculus | An eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | okʷelos | eye |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |