Where does “ojijunto” come from?
ojijunto (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.
ojijunto (Spanish): having eyes very close to each other
Definitions
- having eyes very close to each other
Ancestry of “ojijunto”, step by step
ojijunto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish ojo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ojo | eye; keyhole; caution |
| 2 | Old Spanish | ojo | eye |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | oclus | eye; Alternative form of oculus |
| 4 | Latin | oculus | An eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | okʷelos | eye |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via Spanish junto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | junto | together; joined; next to |
| 2 | Latin | iūnctus | joined, having been joined |
| 3 | Latin | iungō | to join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach; esp. of the hand: to clasp, join |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | jungō | to yoke; to join |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yunégti | to be joining |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |