Where does “lageto” come from?
lageto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto lago, from Italian lago, from Old Italian laco, from Latin lacus, from New Latin lacrimalis, from Latin lācrima, from Old Latin dacrima, from Proto-Italic *d(r)(k)akrunā — eye bitter.
lageto (Esperanto): pond, lakelet
Definitions
- pond, lakelet
Ancestry of “lageto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | lago | lake |
| 2 | Italian | lago | lake |
| 3 | Old Italian | laco | — |
| 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 |