Where does “lagon” come from?
lagon (Haitian Creole) comes from French lagon, from Italian lagone, from Italian lago, from Old Italian laco, from Latin lacus, from New Latin lacrimalis, from Latin lācrima, from Old Latin dacrima — eye bitter.
lagon (Haitian Creole): lagoon
Definitions
- lagoon
Ancestry of “lagon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | lagon | lagoon (shallow body of water) |
| 2 | Italian | lagone | hot spring, fumarole |
| 3 | Italian | lago | lake |
| 4 | Old Italian | laco | — |
| 5 | Latin | lacus | a lake, pond, basin; reservoir; a tank, tub, vat,... |
| 6 | New Latin | lacrimalis | — |
| 7 | Latin | lācrima | a tear drop of liquid from crying |
| 8 | Old Latin | dacrima | tear |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *d(r)(k)akrunā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |