Etymology of the French word monocle
the French word
monoclederived from the Latin word
monoculusderived from the Medieval Latin word
oculus (eye)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*okʷ-using the Late Greek prefix
mono-, μονο-
derived from the Greek word
monos, μόνος (alone; single; remaining; sole or single; by implication, mere)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*men-Date
The earliest known usage of monocle in French dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in French
monocléDerivations in other languages
English
monocle, Romanian
monocluCognates
Dutch
monocle, English
monocle, German
Monokel, Norwegian
monokkel, Swedish
monokel
