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Where does “dacrima” come from?

dacrima (Old Latin) comes from Proto-Italic *d(r)(k)akrunā, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.

dacrima (Old Latin): tear

Definitions

  1. tear

Ancestry of “dacrima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*d(r)(k)akrunā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
3Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter

Words derived from “dacrima”

  • lacrimal
  • lachrymose
  • nasolacrimal
  • lachrymation
  • lachrymatory
  • lachrymator
  • larmier
  • lachrymosity
  • lachrymosely
  • lachrymable
  • lachrymiform
  • lacrymal
  • sublacrimal
  • lacrimogenous
  • maxillolacrimal
  • unlachrymose
  • lacrimatio
  • lacrima
  • conlacrimo
  • conlacrimans
  • conlacrimaturus
  • conlacrimatus
  • conlacrimandus
  • lacrimabilis
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