English

eye power

eye + power

A compound of eye + power

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- ‘eye’

Proto-Germanic *augô

Proto-West Germanic *augā

Old English ēage

Middle English e

English eye

Proto-Italic *possom

Latin possum ‘to be able, can’

Vulgar Latin potēre

Old French poeir ‘to be able; power, ability’

Middle English power

English power

Today it means

verb To stand by idly without helping or contributing.

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

Etymograph / eye power