Etymology
The word "oculus" comes from the Latin word for "eye."
Meaning and Origin
Historical Significance
Modern Usage
Oculi continue to be used in modern architecture for both functional and aesthetic reasons.
Additional Information
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Etymology From Middle English antique anglicized loan word from Old French antique an
Etymology Old English antelre related to horn and ultimately from the Proto Indo E
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Etymology The term autopsy is derived from the Greek words autos self and opsis
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Etymology The word binocular is derived from the Latin words bini meaning two and
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Etymology The word catoptric originates from the Greek words kata down and optikos
Etymology The word cyclops is derived from the Greek words kýklos κύκλος me
Etymology The word daisy is derived from the Old English word dægesege which is be
Etymology The word enoptomancy comes from the Greek words ἔνοπτρον enoptr
Etymology Middle English eyelet from Old French oillet diminutive of oeil eye Me
Etymology Late Latin ferocitas ferōcitās fierceness wildness Latin ferōx f
Etymology Hyperopia comes from the Greek words hyper over excessive opia eye
Etymology The word inoculate comes from the Latin word inoculare which means to gra
Etymology Middle English enveiglen from Old French enveigler ultimately from Latin
Etymology The word monocle is derived from the Greek word monos meaning one or si
Etymology The word monocular originates from the Greek word monos μονός meani
Myopia Etymology Meaning and Origin Myopia also known as nearsightedness is a common
Etymology Necro Greek dead or corpse psy Greek observation or examinatio
Etymology The word ocular originates from the Latin word oculus meaning eye It en
Etymology The word oculist is derived from the Latin word oculus meaning eye The su
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Etymology The word ophthalmo comes from the Greek word ὀφθαλμός ophthalmos
Etymology The word optic is derived from the Greek word optikos which means relati
Etymology The word optician comes from the Greek word optikos meaning relating to
Optics Etymology The word optics is derived from the Greek word ὀπτική optik
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Etymology The word panoptic is derived from two Greek roots Pan πάν meanin
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Etymology The word pinochle is derived from the French word pinochle which itself
Etymology Greek presbys πρέσβυς old elderly Greek ops ὤψ eye Meani
Etymology From Latin prosopōpœia from Greek prosopōpoíēsis personification pr
Etymology Greek synoptikos meaning general view Derived from syn together and
Etymology The term triceratops is derived from three Greek words tri τρι thr
Etymology The word ullage comes from the Middle English word ullage which in turn c
Etymology Wall eyed is a compound word derived from two Old English terms Wealh
Etymology Old English windōge from Proto Germanic windaugaz derived from wi
Etymology The word optic is derived from the Greek word optikos which means relati
Etymology Middle English enveiglen from Old French enveigler ultimately from Latin
Etymology The word inoculate comes from the Latin word inoculare which means to gra
Etymology The word monocle is derived from the Greek word monos meaning one or si
Etymology Old English antelre related to horn and ultimately from the Proto Indo E
Etymology The word daisy is derived from the Old English word dægesege which is be
Etymology The word lens originates from the Latin word lens meaning lentil This
Etymology Latin receptōr one who receives Verb recipere to receive take in P