English

anteocular

From ante- + ocular.

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’

Proto-Italic *anti ‘before’

Latin ante ‘of space. in front, before, forwards’

English ante-

Proto-Italic *okʷ(e)los

Latin oculus ‘eye’

Latin oculāris ‘of the eye’

Today it means

adj Positioned in front of the eye

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / anteocular