Where does “lagoa” come from?
lagoa (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese lagõa, from Latin lacūna, 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.
lagoa (Portuguese): a small lake
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Words derived from “lagoa”