oculo-

oculo-

See also: oculo and óculo

English

Alternative forms

ocul- (before a vowel)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -ulus

Latin oculus

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Latin -o-bor.

English -o-

English oculo-

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

English terms prefixed with oculo-

oculoauriculovertebral

oculobuccogenital

oculocerebrorenal

oculocerebrofacial

oculodentodigital

oculodigitoesophagoduodenal

electrooculogram

oculofaciocardiodental

oculofacioskeletal

oculoleptomeningeal

oculomandibulofacial

oculomasticatory

oculomucocutaneous syndrome

neurooculocutaneous

oculopharyngeal

oculopneumoplethysmography

oculorespiratory

oculosympathetic

oculovestibular

Translations

eye

Polish: okulo-
Spanish: oculo-

References

“oculo-”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“ocul-”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Spanish

Prefix

oculo-

oculo-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with oculo-