adjective
ab oculīs
ab oculīs (indeclinable)
Meaning
- Late Latinindeclinableblind
[…] iacentibus autem nobis solae illae viduae stabant, quae erant ab oculis.
But when we were lying down, those widows, who were blind, stood alone.4th c. CE, Actus Vercellenses
Origins
Literally, “away from the eyes”. Possibly a calque of Gaulish exsops.
Descendants
- Frenchaveuglefrom Old French avogle
- Franco-Provençalavogllo
- Haitian Creoleavègfrom Old French avogle
- Normanaveugl'yefrom Old French avogle
- Picardaveûlefrom Old French avogle
- Picardaveûguefrom Old French avogle
- Walloonaveulefrom Old French avogle