English
eyepoint
From eye + point.
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- ‘eye’
Proto-Germanic *augô
Proto-West Germanic *augā
Old English ēage
Middle English e
English eye
Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘to prick, punch’
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Latin pungō ‘to prick; to puncture’
Latin pūnctum ‘point; puncture’
Old French point ‘dot’
Middle English poynt ‘small hole’
English point
Today it means
noun A point of reference based on the participant's focus, used in generating visual imagery in virtual reality systems.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / eyepoint