ocular

/ˈɔːkjuːlə/AW-kyoo-lur

/ˈɔkjulɚ/AW-kyoo-lur

Meaningof the eye

Common meaning: of the eyes

oculthe eyeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1255 · scan
aradjective or noun ending: of, belonging to

Journey through time

Aryan root · reconstructed√AK‘see’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 2, p. 730 · scan
Latinoculus‘the eye’
Englishocular‘of the eyes’ · today

ocul also in: inoculate binoculars

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin oculus ‘the eye’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry oculus, p. 1255 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry INOCULATE, p. 295 · dictionary scan

Roots

oculus Latin “the eye”

Related words

binoculars inoculate

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