Where does “lachrymojugal” come from?
lachrymojugal (English) comes from English jugal, from Latin jugum, from Proto-Italic jugom, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
lachrymojugal (English): relating to, or connecting the tear duct and jugal bone in reptiles and some primitive fish
Definitions
- relating to, or connecting the tear duct and jugal bone in reptiles and some primitive fish
Ancestry of “lachrymojugal”, step by step
lachrymojugal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English jugal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jugal | Relating to a yoke or marriage; Pertaining to the... |
| 2 | Latin | jugum | Alternative form of iugum; yoke, ridge; a yoke |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | jugom | yoke |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
via English lachrymo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lachrymo | — |