Where does “*adoculāre” come from?
*adoculāre (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
Ancestry of “*adoculāre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | oculus | An eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | okʷelos | eye |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |