oculo-
English
Alternative forms
- ocul- (before a vowel)
Etymology
Etymology tree
From Latin oculus (“eye”) + English -o-.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒk.jʊl.əʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɑk.jəl.oʊ/
Prefix
oculo-
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the eye.
- Synonym: (Greek root) ophthalmo-
Derived terms
Translations
eye
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References
- “oculo-”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “ocul-”, in Merriam-Webster Online, Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 1996–present.
Spanish
Prefix
oculo-
Derived terms
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Italic
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms interfixed with -o-
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃ekʷ-
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English prefixes
- en:Anatomy
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish prefixes