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From: Luciano Stupazzini <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: Berillos o oculares
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On  Wed, 19 Mar 1997 Stan Mulaik wrote:


>What is the etymology of Italian occhiali and Romanian ochelarii. Would
>they support _oculares_?  Spanish has _anteojos_ which would support
>_anteoculos_ .   French has _lunettes_.   _oculares_ could be regarded
>as short for _lentes ocular_.
>


Italian "occhiali" is originally an adjective derived from "occhio" and
meaning "of the eyes" or "connected with the eyes". It was only used in
connection with the nouns "vetro" ("glass") and "canna" ("barrel"): "vetro
occhiale" meant eyeglasses and "canna occhiale" (whence "cannocchiale")
meant "telescope". Meaning "eyeglasses", the adjective was soon used,
usually plural, as a noun with ellipsis of "vetro".

I hope this helps.


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Luciano Stupazzini
formerly Latin and Greek teacher at Liceo Minghetti, Bologna, Italy
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