Etymology

lacrimal

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Today it means: Of or relating to tears or the tear-secreting organs. Full definition →

Medieval Latin lacrimālis
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  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromlacrimālis
  2. English todaylacrimal

Borrowed from Medieval Latin lacrimālis, from lacrima (“a tear”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of lachrymal.

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