Where does “lacunar” come from?
lacunar (Romanian) comes from French lacunaire, from French lacune, from Latin lacūna, from Latin lacus, from New Latin lacrimalis, from Latin lācrima, from Old Latin dacrima, from Proto-Italic *d(r)(k)akrunā — eye bitter.
lacunar (Romanian): incomplete
Definitions
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Ancestry of “lacunar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | lacunaire | incomplete |
| 2 | French | lacune | gap; vacuum, empty space; lack; thing that is... |
| 3 | Latin | lacūna | a hole, pit, ditch; especially a pool, pond |
| 4 | Latin | lacus | a lake, pond, basin; reservoir; a tank, tub, vat,... |
| 5 | New Latin | lacrimalis | — |
| 6 | Latin | lācrima | a tear drop of liquid from crying |
| 7 | Old Latin | dacrima | tear |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *d(r)(k)akrunā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |