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-

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