Where does “lacrima” come from?

lacrima (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.

Ancestry of “lacrima”, step by step

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

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