Etymology

lachrymal

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Today it means: Connected with weeping or tears. Full definition →

Medieval Latin lachrymālis
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  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromlachrymālis
  2. English todaylachrymal

Borrowed from Medieval Latin lachrymālis, from lachryma (“a tear”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of lacrimal.

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