English
lacriform
Lacriform comes from Latin lacrima ‘a tear’, and goes back to Old Latin dacrima.
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEdacrima
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElacrima‘a tear’
- Englishtodaylacriform
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEdacrima
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElacrima‘a tear’
- Englishtodaylacriform
Formed from Latin lacrima + -form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru-
Today it means
adj Shaped like a teardrop.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Latin dacrima / lacriform