Where does “lacunario” come from?
lacunario (Spanish) comes from Latin lacūnārium, from Latin lacūnar, 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.
lacunario (Spanish): lacunary
Definitions
- lacunary
Ancestry of “lacunario”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lacūnārium | — |
| 2 | Latin | lacūnar | ceiling, coffered ceiling, a wainscotted and gilded ceiling of an unvaulted chamber |
| 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 |