Etymology of the English word binocular
the English word
binocularderived from the English word
bi-derived from the Latin word
bi-derived from the Latin word
bis (two)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dwo-derived from the Old Latin word
duisderived from the Latin word
biniderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dwo-using the English prefix
bin-derived from the English word
ocularderived from the Late Latin word
ocularisderived from the Medieval Latin word
oculus (eye)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*okʷ-Date
The earliest known usage of binocular in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
trinocularCognates
Dutch
binocle, English
binoculars, German
Binokel, Italian
binocolo, Lithuanian
binoklis, Russian
бинoкльUsage
Word found in Modern English
