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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

  1. Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable,...

Ancestry of “lamentable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchlamentable—
2Latinlāmentābilis—
3Latin-bilis-ble
4Proto-Italic-ðlis—
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “lamentable”

  • lamentably
  • lamentableness
  • unlamentable
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