Etymology

ocellus

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Today it means: A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells. Full definition →

Latin ocellus
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromocellus“little eye”
  2. English todayocellus

From Latin ocellus (“little eye”), from oculus (“eye”).

Words from the same roots

Latinocellus all →

ocellationocelloccipital

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