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Where does “lacrimo” come from?

lacrimo (Italian) comes from Italian lacrimare, from Latin lacrimō, 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.

lacrimo (Italian): first-person singular present indicative of...

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  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “lacrimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlacrimareto cry or weep; to water
2Latinlacrimō—
3Latinlācrima—
4Old Latindacrimatear
5Proto-Italic*d(r)(k)akrunā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
7Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- →