Where does “Saint-Eustache-sur-le-Lac” come from?
Saint-Eustache-sur-le-Lac (French) comes from French lác, from Middle French lac, from Old French lác, from Latin lacus, from New Latin lacrimalis, from Latin lācrima, from Old Latin dacrima, from Proto-Italic *d(r)(k)akrunā — eye bitter.
Saint-Eustache-sur-le-Lac (French): a town neighbouring the town Saint-Eustache and the lake Lake of Two Mountains
Definitions
- a town neighbouring the town Saint-Eustache and the lake Lake of Two Mountains
Ancestry of “Saint-Eustache-sur-le-Lac”, step by step
Saint-Eustache-sur-le-Lac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French lác
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | lác | lake |
| 2 | Middle French | lac | lake; pond |
| 3 | Old French | lác | body of water, lake |
| 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 |
via French Saint-Eustache
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Saint-Eustache | — |