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Where does “lacus” come from?

lacus (Latin) comes from New Latin lacrimalis, 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.

lacus (Latin): a lake, pond, basin; reservoir; a tank, tub, vat,...

Definitions

  1. a lake, pond, basin; reservoir; a tank, tub, vat,...

Ancestry of “lacus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lacus”

  • lagoon
  • lacuna
  • lacunae
  • lacustrine
  • lagoonal
  • lacune
  • interlacustrine
  • lagune
  • glaciolacustrine
  • lacunary
  • lacunose
  • lacunal
  • fluviolacustrine
  • cunette
  • intralacustrine
  • lagoonside
  • sublacustrine
  • laquear
  • lacuno
  • laquear
  • lacunans
  • lacunaturus
  • lacunatus
  • lacunandus
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