Where does “lacunarity” come from?
lacunarity (English) comes from English lacunar, 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 — eye bitter.
lacunarity (English): The quality or degree of being lacunar
Definitions
- The quality or degree of being lacunar
Ancestry of “lacunarity”, step by step
lacunarity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lacunar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lacunar | Of or pertaining to a lacuna; A sunken panel or... |
| 2 | English | lacuna | A small opening; a small pit or depression; A... |
| 3 | Latin | lacūna | a hole, pit, ditch; especially a pool, pond |
| 4 | Latin | lacus | a lake, pond, basin; reservoir; a tank, tub, vat,... |
| 5 | New Latin | lacrimalis | — |
| 6 | Latin | lācrima | a tear drop of liquid from crying |
| 7 | Old Latin | dacrima | tear |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *d(r)(k)akrunā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |