Where does “multilacunar” come from?
multilacunar (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.
multilacunar (English): Involving more than one lacuna
Definitions
- Involving more than one lacuna
Ancestry of “multilacunar”, step by step
multilacunar 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 |
via English multi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multi | A multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus |
| 2 | English | multituberculate | Having molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of... |
| 3 | English | tuberculate | Having tubercles; Tubercular |
| 4 | Latin | tuberculatus | warty, tuberculate |
| 5 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 6 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |