Etymology

lacunose

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Today it means: Full of gaps or lacunae. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English lacuna ← Latin lacūna
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*lókus
  2. Proto-Italic*lakus
  3. Latinlacus
  4. Latin*lacūnus
  5. Latinlacūna
  6. Englishlacuna
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  9. English todaylacunose

From lacuna + -ose. Piecewise doublet of lacunous.

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