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Where does “oclus” come from?

oclus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

oclus (Vulgar Latin): eye; Alternative form of oculus

Definitions

  1. eye; Alternative form of oculus

Ancestry of “oclus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
2Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “oclus”

  • egalitarian
  • egalitarianism
  • oui
  • Ouija
  • egal
  • nonegalitarian
  • antiegalitarian
  • equalism
  • antiegalitarianism
  • oeillade
  • egalitarianist
  • oillet
  • nonegalitarianism
  • maloik
  • egalitarianistic
  • ojera
  • ojón
  • ojete
  • ojudo
  • güija
  • ojo
  • uì
  • egalitario
  • egalitarismo
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