Where does “lamentable” come from?
Lamentable comes from Middle French lamentable, from Latin lamentabilis, derived from Latin lamentor, which stems from Latin lamentum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leh₂-.
lamentable (English): Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable,...
Definitions
- Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable,...
Ancestry of “lamentable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | lamentable | — |
| 2 | Latin | lāmentābilis | mournful, full of sorrow |
| 3 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |