Where does “Gran Lago Salado” come from?
Gran Lago Salado (Spanish) comes from Spanish lago, from Old Spanish 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.
Gran Lago Salado (Spanish): Great Salt Lake
Definitions
- Great Salt Lake
Ancestry of “Gran Lago Salado”, step by step
Gran Lago Salado traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish lago
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | lago | lake |
| 2 | Old Spanish | lago | lake |
| 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 |