Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian word for 'lake'. A natural body of water surrounded by land, typically freshwater and larger than a pond.
From Latin lacus 'lake, pond', which also gave English 'lake' through Old French lac. The Romance languages preserved the Latin root more directly, while English acquired it through French influence after the Norman Conquest.
Lago connects the Romance language family beautifully - whether you're admiring Lago di Como in Italy, Lago Titicaca in South America, or any Spanish lake, you're using a word that's remained remarkably stable since Roman times. It's poetic that something as eternal as a lake should have such enduring linguistic roots.
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