Etymology

haemolacria

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Today it means: The shedding of tears containing blood Full definition →

Ancient Greek αἱμο- ← Latin lacrima
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  1. Latin · derived fromlacrima“tear”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromαἱμο-
  3. English todayhaemolacria

From Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-) (from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”)) + Latin lacrima (“tear”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekαἱμο- all →

haemo-

Latinlacrima all →

lachrymiformlacriformlacrimogenouslarmier

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.