Where does “laguno” come from?
laguno (Esperanto) 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.
laguno (Esperanto): lagoon
Definitions
- lagoon
Ancestry of “laguno”, step by step
laguno traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English lagoon
| 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 |
via Polish laguna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | laguna | lagoon |
via German Lagune
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lagune | lagoon |