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Where does “lakrimifar” come from?

lakrimifar (Ido) comes from Ido lakrimo, from English lacrimal, from Medieval Latin lacrimālis, 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.

lakrimifar (Ido): to shed tears, to tear, to produce tears

Definitions

  1. to shed tears, to tear, to produce tears

Ancestry of “lakrimifar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idolakrimotear
2EnglishlacrimalOf or relating to tears or the tear-secreting...
3Medieval Latinlacrimālis—
4Latinlācrima—
5Old Latindacrimatear
6Proto-Italic*d(r)(k)akrunā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
8Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter
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