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Where does “llaç” come from?

llaç (Catalan) comes from Latin lacus, from New Latin lacrimalis, from Latin lācrima, from Old Latin dacrima, from Proto-Italic *d(r)(k)akrunā, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.

llaç (Catalan): cord, bond; knot, loop; noose

Definitions

  1. cord, bond; knot, loop; noose

Ancestry of “llaç”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlacusa lake, pond, basin; reservoir; a tank, tub, vat,...
2New Latinlacrimalis—
3Latinlācrima—
4Old Latindacrimatear
5Proto-Italic*d(r)(k)akrunā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
7Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- →