oculus
Latin
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) An eye
- (by extension) the power of sight
- a spot resembling an eye, such as on a peacock feather
- (botany) a bud, bulb on a root
- (figuratively) the mind's eye
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Italic *okʷelos derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷ-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₃ókʷ-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Hawk-Eye English
- Popeye English
- after-eye English
- barreleye English
- bigeye English
- birdeye English
- blackeye English
- bleareye English
- browneye English
- bullseye English
- cockeye English
- cow-eyed English
- deadeye English
- eye English
- eye dialect English
- eye socket English
- eye-apple English
- eye-catcher English
- eye-gougingly English
- eye-opener English
- eye-opening English
- eye-roll English
- eye-socket English
- eye-watering English
- eyeable English
- eyebags English
- eyeball English
- eyebar English
- eyebath English
- eyebeam English
- eyeblink English
- eyebolt English
- eyebright English
- eyebrow English
- eyecap English
- eyecare English
- eyecup English
- eyed English
- eyedrop English
- eyedropper English
- eyeflap English
- eyefuck English
- eyeful English
- eyegasm English
- eyeglance English
- eyeglass English
- eyeglasses English
- eyeground English
- eyehole English
- eyehook English
- eyelash English
- eyeless English
- eyelet English
- eyelid English
- eyelift English
- eyelike English
- eyeline English
- eyelined English
- eyeliner English
- eyelock English
- eyely English
- eyemark English
- eyemask English
- eyepaint English
- eyephone English
- eyepiece English
- eyepoint English
- eyer English
- eyereach English
- eyering English
- eyesalve English
- eyeservant English
- eyeservice English
- eyeshade English
- eyeshadow English
- eyeshape English
- eyeshield English
- eyeshine English
- eyeshot English
- eyesight English
- eyeslit English
- eyesome English
- eyesore English
- eyesplice English
- eyespot English
- eyestalk English
- eyestone English
- eyestrain English
- eyestring English
- eyestripe English
- eyetooth English
- eyetracker English
- eyetracks English
- eyewall English
- eyeward English
- eyewards English
- eyewash English
- eyewater English
- eyewear English
- eyewink English
- eyewinker English
- eyewitness English
- eyeworm English
- eyeworthy English
- fisheye English
- glasseye English
- goldeneye English
- goldeye English
- green-eyed monster English
- greeneye English
- ineye English
- loineye English
- mooneye English
- ocellation English
- ocelliferous English
- ocelloccipital English
- ocellus English
- oculiform English
- oculo- English
- oculus English
- opaleye English
- overeye English
- owel English
- oxeye English
- pinkeye English
- popeye English
- red-eye English
- roundeye English
- shut-eye English
- side-eye English
- silvereye English
- slanteye English
- thimbleeye English
- undereye English
- webeye English
- white-eye English
- window English
- yelloweye English
- *adoclāre Latin
- *oliolus Latin
- -ellus Latin
- femina Latin
- inoculo Latin
- liber Latin
- ocellus Latin
- oclum Latin
- oclus Latin
- ocularis Latin
- ocularius Latin
- oculatus Latin
- oculeus Latin
- oculo Latin
- porculus Latin
- -ello Italian
- adocchiare Italian
- occhiale Italian
- occhiali Italian
- occhiazzurro Italian
- occhiceruleo Italian
- occhio Italian
- oculista Italian
- oculo Italian
- -eau French
- oculiste French
- égal French
- око Russian
- aojar Spanish, Castilian
- ojo Spanish, Castilian
- óculo Spanish, Castilian
- ὀπή Ancient Greek
- ὄμμα Ancient Greek
- ὄπεας Ancient Greek
- ὄπις Ancient Greek
- ὄσσε Ancient Greek
- *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃kʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃okʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃ókʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃ókʷs Proto-Indo-European
- *keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European
- *wer- Proto-Indo-European
- *weyd- Proto-Indo-European
- øye Norwegian Bokmål
- óculo Portuguese
- óculos Portuguese
- *augô Proto-Germanic
- vindöga Swedish
- アイキャッチ Japanese
- oko Polish
- auga Norwegian Nynorsk
- ēaġe Old English
- अक्षि Sanskrit
- eye Middle English
- eyen Middle English
- yë Middle English
- auga Old Norse
- augabrá Old Norse
- augastaðr Old Norse
- augasteinn Old Norse
- augnalag Old Norse
- augnamein Old Norse
- kvernarauga Old Norse
- vindauga Old Norse
- glasøje Danish
- gåseøjne Danish
- øje Danish
- øjeblik Danish
- øjelåg Danish
- øjendråber Danish
- øjenlåg Danish
- øjensynlig Danish
- *oko Proto-Slavic
- *okъno Proto-Slavic
- oko Czech
- -el Old French
- oel Old French
- oil Old French
- ueil Old French
- uel Old French
- bluokula Esperanto
- okulfrapa Esperanto
- okulglobo Esperanto
- okulharo Esperanto
- okulisto Esperanto
- okulkovro Esperanto
- okulo Esperanto
- okulumaĉi Esperanto
- okulumi Esperanto
- okulvitro Esperanto
- okulĵeti Esperanto
- okulŝminko Esperanto
- unuokululo Esperanto
- oko Serbo-Croatian
- око Serbo-Croatian
- ocular Catalan, Valencian
- òcul Catalan, Valencian
- auga Icelandic
- augabrún Icelandic
- augljós Icelandic
- augnablik Icelandic
- augnalaus Icelandic
- augnfró Icelandic
- augnlæknir Icelandic
- augntönn Icelandic
- gagnauga Icelandic
- gleraugu Icelandic
- glóðarauga Icelandic
- kýrauga Icelandic
- nálarauga Icelandic
- illó Galician
- -el Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- oacheș Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- ochi Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- acs Latvian
- acumirklis Latvian
- acīgs Latvian
- uzacs Latvian
- vilkacis Latvian
- ակն Old Armenian
- okulo Ido
- అక్షి Telugu
- eyga Faroese
- ieil Norman
- u Norman
- yi Norman
- вакъл Bulgarian
- око Bulgarian
- -el Middle French
- -et Middle French
- œil Middle French
- 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍉 Gothic
- 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐍉 Gothic
- -elo Old Portuguese
- aollar Old Portuguese
- ollo Old Portuguese
- akkhi Pali
- око Macedonian
- око Ukrainian
- *Hákši Proto-Indo-Iranian
- oclju Aromanian
- oko Slovak
- øgha Old Swedish
- ø̄gha, øgha Old Swedish
- auge Westrobothnian
- вока Belarusian
- *okelos Proto-Italic
- *okʷelos Proto-Italic
- oko Slovene
- egl Romansh
- îgl Romansh
- îl Romansh
- ögl Romansh
- güeyu Asturian
- voli Friulian
- akis Lithuanian
- antakis Lithuanian
- *Hákṣi Proto-Indo-Aryan
- অক্ষি Bengali
- olh Old Occitan
- око Old East Slavic
- woko Lower Sorbian
- -iello Old Spanish
- occhiu Sicilian
- ocio Venetian
- ai Tok Pisin
- 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 Sauraseni Prakrit
- ulliage xno
- *koke- Proto-Uralic
- 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀺 Maharastri Prakrit
- *ak- Proto-Balto-Slavic
- éuggio Ligurian
- ὀκκιάλι gkm
- uaclo Dalmatian
- ojo Ladino
- ਅੱਖ Panjabi, Punjabi
- odju Kabuverdianu
- euille Bourguignon
- woko Upper Sorbian
- ai Sranan Tongo
- jakh Romani
- ogu Sardinian
- uocchio Neapolitan
- uocio Istriot
- *óťťe Proto-Hellenic
- güello Aragonese
- oculo Interlingua
- òkò Kashubian
- oulhar Mirandese
- uolho Mirandese
- eč Kalasha
- yva Scanian
- око Rusyn
- અખ્ખ Vaghri
- ae Bislama
- અખ Kachchi
- ايلجو Mozarabic
- واليه Mozarabic
- *ak- bat-pro
- ollu Fala
- ai Kriol
- vʉ̀ɵ̯kɵ Slovincian
- अक्ख Dogri
- 𑠀𑠊𑠹𑠋 Dogri
- आँखो Doteli