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Where does “lacustrine” come from?

Lacustrine derives from Latin lacus, meaning lake, from Proto-Italic lakus and Proto-Indo-European lokus, ultimately denoting a body of water.

lacustrine (English): Of or relating to lakes

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to lakes

Ancestry of “lacustrine”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lacustrine”

  • interlacustrine
  • glaciolacustrine
  • fluviolacustrine
  • intralacustrine
  • sublacustrine
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