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Where does “interlacustrine” come from?

interlacustrine (English) comes from English lacustrine, 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.

interlacustrine (English): Situated or existing between lakes, especially...

Definitions

  1. Situated or existing between lakes, especially...

Ancestry of “interlacustrine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlacustrineOf or relating to lakes
2Latinlacusa lake, pond, basin; reservoir; a tank, tub, vat,...
3New Latinlacrimalis—
4Latinlācrima—
5Old Latindacrimatear
6Proto-Italic*d(r)(k)akrunā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
8Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- →