Where does “lācrima” come from?
lācrima (Latin) comes from Old Latin dacrima, from Proto-Italic *d(r)(k)akrunā, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.
lācrima (Latin): a tear drop of liquid from crying
Definitions
- a tear drop of liquid from crying
Ancestry of “lācrima”, step by step
lācrima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Latin dacrima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Latin | dacrima | tear |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *d(r)(k)akrunā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |
via Old Latin lacruma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Latin | lacruma | Archaic form of lacrima |