Where does “unilacunar” come from?
unilacunar (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.
unilacunar (English): Involving only one lacuna
Definitions
- Involving only one lacuna
Ancestry of “unilacunar”, step by step
unilacunar 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 |