Where does “lacrimoso” come from?
lacrimoso (Latin) comes from Latin lacrimosus, from Latin lacrima, from Old Latin dacrima, from Proto-Italic *d(r)(k)akrunā, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.
lacrimoso (Latin): dative masculine singular of lacrimōsus; dative...
Definitions
- dative masculine singular of lacrimōsus; dative...
Ancestry of “lacrimoso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lacrimosus | weeping, full of tears; lamentable, causing... |
| 2 | Latin | lacrima | a tear |
| 3 | Old Latin | dacrima | tear |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *d(r)(k)akrunā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |