Where does “lagrimas” come from?
lagrimas (Chavacano) comes from Spanish lágrimas, from Spanish lágrima, from Old Spanish lagrima, 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.
lagrimas (Chavacano): tears
Definitions
- tears
Ancestry of “lagrimas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | lágrimas | plural of lágrima; tears |
| 2 | Spanish | lágrima | tear, teardrop |
| 3 | Old Spanish | lagrima | — |
| 4 | Latin | lācrima | a tear drop of liquid from crying |
| 5 | Old Latin | dacrima | tear |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *d(r)(k)akrunā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |