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Where does “lacune” come from?

lacune (French) comes from Latin lacūna, from Latin lacus, from New Latin lacrimalis, 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.

lacune (French): gap; vacuum, empty space; lack; thing that is...

Definitions

  1. gap; vacuum, empty space; lack; thing that is...

Ancestry of “lacune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlacūna—
2Latinlacusa lake, pond, basin; reservoir; a tank, tub, vat,...
3New Latinlacrimalis—
4Latinlācrima—
5Old Latindacrimatear
6Proto-Italic*d(r)(k)akrunā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
8Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter

Words derived from “lacune”

  • lacune
  • lacunaire
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