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Where does “lacrimal” come from?

lacrimal (Portuguese) comes from Medieval Latin lacrimālis, 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.

lacrimal (Portuguese): lachrymal; which produces tears; lacrimal bone

Definitions

  1. lachrymal; which produces tears; lacrimal bone

Ancestry of “lacrimal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinlacrimālis—
2Latinlācrima—
3Old Latindacrimatear
4Proto-Italic*d(r)(k)akrunā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
6Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- →