Where does “lacunulose” come from?
lacunulose (English) comes from English lacunule, from English lacune, from French lacune, from Latin lacūna, from Latin lacus, from New Latin lacrimalis, from Latin lācrima, from Old Latin dacrima — eye bitter.
lacunulose (English): Full of small gaps or lacunules
Definitions
- Full of small gaps or lacunules
Ancestry of “lacunulose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lacunule | A small lacuna |
| 2 | English | lacune | A lacunar stroke or infarct; A lacuna |
| 3 | French | lacune | gap; vacuum, empty space; lack; thing that is... |
| 4 | Latin | lacūna | a hole, pit, ditch; especially a pool, pond |
| 5 | Latin | lacus | a lake, pond, basin; reservoir; a tank, tub, vat,... |
| 6 | New Latin | lacrimalis | — |
| 7 | Latin | lācrima | a tear drop of liquid from crying |
| 8 | Old Latin | dacrima | tear |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *d(r)(k)akrunā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |