[The original video posted elsewhere on FB was poor quality
and difficult to read].
She thought she knew the answer, but went 50-50 – and got it
right.
The host then followed up by stating that the word is derived
from Latin, but they all are.
auris, -is [3/f]: ear > English derivative: aural test,
i.e. a test of listening skills
nāsus, -ī [2/m]: nose > Engl. deriv: nasal spray
ōs, ōris [3/n]: mouth > Engl. deriv: oral
hygiene
oculus, -ī [2/m]: eye
We’re more used to seeing words such as:
[i] ophthalmology; ophthalmolgist < Anc.
Greek ὀφθαλμός [ophthalmós:
eye]
[ii] optometry; optical < Anc. Greek ὀπτός [optós: sight, seen,
visible]
However, the Latin root is found in words such as:
ocular: referring to the eye < La: oculāris < oculus
ocular side-effects
oculist: eye doctor
The noun oculus itself is a borrowing in English, and is an architectural term referring to any opening e.g. a window that is circular or oval. The Pantheon in Rome has a famous example.
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