Where does “ojituerto” come from?

ojituerto (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.

ojituerto (Spanish): cross-eyed, cock-eyed

Definitions

  1. cross-eyed, cock-eyed

Ancestry of “ojituerto”, step by step

ojituerto 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 tuerto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtuertoone-eyed, blind in one eye; one-eyed person;...
2Latintortustwisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →