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Where does “larme” come from?

larme (French) comes 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.

larme (French): tear; teardrop; drop

Definitions

  1. tear; teardrop; drop

Ancestry of “larme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlarme—
2Latinlācrima—
3Old Latindacrimatear
4Proto-Italic*d(r)(k)akrunā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
6Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter

Words derived from “larme”

  • larmier
  • larmi
  • larmo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- →