Where does “nasolacrimal” come from?
nasolacrimal (English) comes from English lacrimal, from Medieval Latin lacrimālis, from Latin lācrima, from Old Latin dacrima, from Proto-Italic *d(r)(k)akrunā, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.
nasolacrimal (English): Pertaining to the nose and the lacrimal...
Definitions
- Pertaining to the nose and the lacrimal...
Ancestry of “nasolacrimal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lacrimal | Of or relating to tears or the tear-secreting... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | lacrimālis | — |
| 3 | Latin | lācrima | a tear drop of liquid from crying |
| 4 | Old Latin | dacrima | tear |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *d(r)(k)akrunā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |