Etymograph

English

ommatophore

Ommatophore comes from Ancient Greek ὄμμα ‘eye’, from Proto-Hellenic *ókʷmə ‘look, glance’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- ‘eye’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ekʷ-1‘eye’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ókʷmə1‘look, glance’reconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὄμμα2ómma‘eye’
  4. Englishtodayommatophore2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ὄμμα
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English ommatophore

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ekʷ-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ὄμμα‘eye’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ókʷməWiktionary, Ancient Greek ὄμμα‘look, glance’reconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὄμμαWiktionary, English ommatophoreómma‘eye’
  4. EnglishtodayommatophoreWiktionary, English ommatophore

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- ‘eye’

eye, anthropology, optics, oculus, ocular, ogle, inoculation, monocle, awk, synoptic, inoculate, doily, anthropoid, 37 more

Today it means

noun An eyestalk.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “ommatophore”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek ὄμμα. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- / ommatophore

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