English
eyecare
From eye + care.
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- ‘eye’
Proto-Germanic *augô
Proto-West Germanic *augā
Old English ēage
Middle English e
English eye
Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- ‘to shout, call’
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Proto-Germanic *karō ‘complaint, lament; worry, sorrow’
Proto-West Germanic *karu ‘care, worry’
Old English caru ‘worry, anxiety, care; sorrow’
Middle English care ‘grief’
English care
Today it means
noun The care and treatment of the eyes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / eyecare