Where does “lacunosity” come from?
lacunosity (English) comes from English lacunose, 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.
lacunosity (English): The quality of being lacunose
Definitions
- The quality of being lacunose
Ancestry of “lacunosity”, step by step
lacunosity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lacunose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lacunose | Full of gaps or lacunae |
| 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 |