Where does “ffroenochi” come from?

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

ffroenochi (Welsh): to snort

Definitions

  1. to snort

Ancestry of “ffroenochi”, step by step

ffroenochi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian ochi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianochieye; loop; to aim, take aim
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

via Welsh ffroen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshffroennostril
2Middle Welshffroen—
3Proto-Brythonic*froɨnnose
4Proto-Celticsrognānose
5Proto-Indo-Europeansregʰ-snore; to snore
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic okʷelos →