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Where does “larmi” come from?

larmi (Esperanto) comes from French larme, from Old French larme, from Latin lācrima, from Old Latin dacrima, from Proto-Italic *d(r)(k)akrunā, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.

larmi (Esperanto): to shed tears, weep

Definitions

  1. to shed tears, weep

Ancestry of “larmi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlarmetear; teardrop; drop
2Old Frenchlarme—
3Latinlācrima—
4Old Latindacrimatear
5Proto-Italic*d(r)(k)akrunā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
7Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- →