Where does “lagoonward” come from?
lagoonward (English) comes from English lagoon, from French lagune, from Italian laguna, from Latin lacūna, from Latin lacus, from New Latin lacrimalis, from Latin lācrima, from Old Latin dacrima — eye bitter.
lagoonward (English): Situated or directed towards a lagoon
Definitions
- Situated or directed towards a lagoon
Ancestry of “lagoonward”, step by step
lagoonward traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lagoon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lagoon | A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea... |
| 2 | French | lagune | lagoon, shallow body of coastal water |
| 3 | Italian | laguna | lagoon |
| 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 |
via English ward
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ward | A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ward | ward, keeping |
| 3 | Old English | weard | guard; guard, the action of looking out for... |
| 4 | Old English | ōra | ore, unwrought metal |
| 5 | Old English | ēar | sea, ocean; grave, earth |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 8 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |