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Where does “lamentableness” come from?

lamentableness (English) comes from English lamentable, from Middle French lamentable, from Latin lāmentābilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

lamentableness (English): The state or characteristic of being lamentable

Definitions

  1. The state or characteristic of being lamentable

Ancestry of “lamentableness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlamentableCausing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable,...
2Middle Frenchlamentable—
3Latinlāmentābilis—
4Latin-bilis-ble
5Proto-Italic-ðlis—
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
7Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
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