Where does “lacruma” come from?

lacruma (Old Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.

lacruma (Old Latin): Archaic form of lacrima

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of lacrima

Ancestry of “lacruma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
2Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter

Words derived from “lacruma

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-