Where does “ojo” come from?

ojo (Spanish) comes 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.

ojo (Spanish): eye; keyhole; caution

Definitions

  1. eye; keyhole; caution

Ancestry of “ojo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ojo”

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