English
oculo-
Oculo- comes from Latin oculus ‘eye’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *okʷ(e)los.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*okʷ(e)losreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEoculus‘eye’
- Englishtodayoculo-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*okʷ(e)losreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEoculus‘eye’
- Englishtodayoculo-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- ‘to see’
eye, optics, anthropology, ogle, synoptic, awk, anthropoid, 38 more
through Latin oculus ‘eye’
oculus, monocle, ocular, inoculation, doily, inoculate, 16 more
Today it means
prefix Of or pertaining to the eye.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *okʷ(e)los / oculo-