Where does “lágrima” come from?
lágrima (Papiamentu) comes from Portuguese lágrima, from Old Portuguese lagrima, 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.
lágrima (Papiamentu): tear, teardrop
Definitions
- tear, teardrop
Ancestry of “lágrima”, step by step
lágrima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese lágrima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | lágrima | tear, teardrop |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | lagrima | — |
| 3 | Latin | lācrima | a tear drop of liquid from crying |
| 4 | Old Latin | dacrima | tear |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *d(r)(k)akrunā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |