Where does “lamentation” come from?
Lamentation comes from Latin lamentatio, formed from Latin -tio (nominalization suffix) and Proto-Indo-European leh₂- (to let go, release).
lamentation (English): The act of lamenting; A sorrowful cry; a lament;...
Definitions
- The act of lamenting; A sorrowful cry; a lament;...
Ancestry of “lamentation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lamentatio | lamentation, wailing, weeping, moaning |
| 2 | Latin | lamentor | I lament; I bewail |
| 3 | Latin | lamentum | wailing, moaning, weeping; lamentation, lament |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lāmentom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |