Where does “lacuna” come from?
lacuna (Italian) comes from Latin lacūna, 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-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.
lacuna (Italian): gap; blank; lapse
Definitions
- gap; blank; lapse
Ancestry of “lacuna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lacūna | a hole, pit, ditch; especially a pool, pond |
| 2 | Latin | lacus | a lake, pond, basin; reservoir; a tank, tub, vat,... |
| 3 | New Latin | lacrimalis | — |
| 4 | Latin | lācrima | a tear drop of liquid from crying |
| 5 | Old Latin | dacrima | tear |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *d(r)(k)akrunā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |