Where does “lăcrima” come from?
lăcrima (Romanian) comes from Romanian lăcrăma, from Latin lacrimare, from Latin lacrimo, 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.
lăcrima (Romanian): to shed tears, weep
Definitions
- to shed tears, weep
Ancestry of “lăcrima”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | lăcrăma | Alternative form of lăcrima |
| 2 | Latin | lacrimare | present active infinitive of lacrimō;... |
| 3 | Latin | lacrimo | I weep |
| 4 | Latin | lacrima | a tear |
| 5 | Old Latin | dacrima | tear |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *d(r)(k)akrunā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |