Where does “fondolago” come from?
fondolago (Italian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru- — eye bitter.
fondolago (Italian): lakebed
Definitions
- lakebed
Ancestry of “fondolago”, step by step
fondolago traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian lago
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | lago | lake |
| 2 | Old Italian | laco | — |
| 3 | Latin | lacus | a lake, pond, basin; reservoir; a tank, tub, vat,... |
| 4 | New Latin | lacrimalis | — |
| 5 | Latin | lācrima | a tear drop of liquid from crying |
| 6 | Old Latin | dacrima | tear |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *d(r)(k)akrunā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |