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Where does “lacrimabilis” come from?

lacrimabilis (Latin) comes 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.

lacrimabilis (Latin): lamentable, worthy of tears

Definitions

  1. lamentable, worthy of tears

Ancestry of “lacrimabilis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlacrimō—
2Latinlācrima—
3Old Latindacrimatear
4Proto-Italic*d(r)(k)akrunā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
6Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter

Words derived from “lacrimabilis”

  • lachrymable
  • lagrimabile
  • lacrimabile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- →