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Where does “lacunar” come from?

lacunar (English) comes from English lacuna, from Latin lacūna, 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- — eye bitter.

lacunar (English): Of or pertaining to a lacuna; A sunken panel or...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a lacuna; A sunken panel or...

Ancestry of “lacunar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlacunaA small opening; a small pit or depression; A...
2Latinlacūna—
3Latinlacusa lake, pond, basin; reservoir; a tank, tub, vat,...
4New Latinlacrimalis—
5Latinlācrima—
6Old Latindacrimatear
7Proto-Italic*d(r)(k)akrunā—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
9Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter

Words derived from “lacunar”

  • lacunarity
  • nonlacunar
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