Where does “lăcrimuță” come from?
lăcrimuță (Romanian) comes from Romanian lacrimă, from Romanian lacrămă, 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.
lăcrimuță (Romanian): small tear
Definitions
- small tear
Ancestry of “lăcrimuță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | lacrimă | teardrop, tear |
| 2 | Romanian | lacrămă | Alternative form of lacrimă |
| 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 |