Where does “lagon” come from?
lagon (French) comes from Italian lagone, 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.
lagon (French): lagoon (shallow body of water)
Definitions
- lagoon (shallow body of water)
Ancestry of “lagon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | lagone | hot spring, fumarole |
| 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 |