Etymology

larmier

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Today it means: A tearpit (in animals) Full definition →

French larme ← Latin lacrima
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  1. Latin · derived fromlacrima
  2. French · derived fromlarme“tear, drop”
  3. English todaylarmier

From French larme (“tear, drop”), from Latin lacrima. See lachrymose.

Words from the same roots

Latinlacrima all →

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