Where does “lago” come from?
lago (Tagalog) 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 (Tagalog): growth of plants
Definitions
- growth of plants
Ancestry of “lago”, step by step
lago 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 |
via Proto-Philippine laguq
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | laguq | — |