Where does “lago salado” come from?
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.
lago salado (Spanish): salt lake
Definitions
- salt lake
Ancestry of “lago salado”, step by step
lago salado traces back through two 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 |