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jaggederestyesterday at 10:36 PM0 repliesview on HN

Interesting etymology:

https://www.etymonline.com/word/lachrymose

Greek dakryma

"-d- to -l- alteration in Latin"

"The Medieval Latin practice of writing -ch- for -c- before Latin -r- also altered anchor, pulchritude, sepulchre. The -y- is pedantic, from the former belief that the word was pure Greek."