Where does “laguito” come from?
laguito (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.
Ancestry of “laguito”, step by step
| 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 |