oculo- etymology

English word oculo- comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-, and later Proto-Italic *okʷelos (Eye.)

Detailed word origin of oculo-

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) eye, eye, to see, to see, eye; to see
*h₃okʷih₁ Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*okelos Proto-Italic (itc-pro)
*okʷelos Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Eye.
oculum Latin (lat)
oculo- English (eng) Eye.

Words with the same origin as oculo-

Descendants of *h₃ekʷ-
evils oui