Where does “lago salgado” come from?
lago salgado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese lago, from Old Portuguese lago, from Latin lacus, from New Latin lacrimalis, from Latin lācrima, from Old Latin dacrima, from Proto-Italic *d(r)(k)akrunā, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru- — eye bitter.
lago salgado (Portuguese): salt lake
Definitions
- salt lake
Ancestry of “lago salgado”, step by step
lago salgado traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese lago
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | lago | lake |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | lago | — |
| 3 | Latin | lacus | a lake, pond, basin; reservoir; a tank, tub, vat,... |
| 4 | New Latin | lacrimalis | — |
| 5 | Latin | lācrima | a tear drop of liquid from crying |
| 6 | Old Latin | dacrima | tear |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *d(r)(k)akrunā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |