Where does “palaeolagoon” come from?
palaeolagoon (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.
Ancestry of “palaeolagoon”, step by step
| 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 |