Where does “lagrema” come from?
lagrema (Old Portuguese) comes 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.
Ancestry of “lagrema”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lacrima | a tear |
| 2 | Old Latin | dacrima | tear |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *d(r)(k)akrunā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |