Etymology

abducens oculi

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Latin abducō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromoculus“eye”
  2. Latin · derived fromabducō“drawing away”
  3. English todayabducens oculi

From Latin abducō (“drawing away”) + Latin oculus (“eye”).

Words from the same roots

Latinabducō all →

abduceabducent

Latinoculus all →

oculusullageoculiformoculistoculolinctus

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.