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Where does “lacunoso” come from?

lacunoso (Italian) comes from Latin lacunosus, 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- — eye bitter.

lacunoso (Italian): Full of gaps, gappy; incomplete; lacunose

Definitions

  1. Full of gaps, gappy; incomplete; lacunose

Ancestry of “lacunoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlacunosusFull of holes, cavities, gaps etc
2Latinlacūna—
3Latinlacusa lake, pond, basin; reservoir; a tank, tub, vat,...
4New Latinlacrimalis—
5Latinlācrima—
6Old Latindacrimatear
7Proto-Italic*d(r)(k)akrunā—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
9Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter

Words derived from “lacunoso”

  • lacunosamente
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