Where does “ojialegre” come from?

ojialegre (Spanish) comes 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.

ojialegre (Spanish): laughing-eyed

Definitions

  1. laughing-eyed

Ancestry of “ojialegre”, step by step

ojialegre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish ojo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishojoeye; keyhole; caution
2Old Spanishojoeye
3Vulgar Latinocluseye; Alternative form of oculus
4LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
5Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Spanish alegre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalegrejoyful, cheerful; happy, joyous, merry; lively
2Latinalacerlively, brisk, quick, eager, active, peppy,...
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