Where does “trilacunar” come from?
trilacunar (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.
trilacunar (English): Having or relating to three lacunae
Definitions
- Having or relating to three lacunae
Ancestry of “trilacunar”, step by step
trilacunar 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 |