Where does “lamentest” come from?
lamentest (English) comes from English lament, from English lamentation, from Latin lamentatio, from Latin lamentor, from Latin lamentum, from Proto-Italic lāmentom, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
lamentest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “lamentest”, step by step
lamentest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lament
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lament | An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or... |
| 2 | English | lamentation | The act of lamenting; A sorrowful cry; a lament;... |
| 3 | Latin | lamentatio | lamentation, wailing, weeping, moaning |
| 4 | Latin | lamentor | I lament; I bewail |
| 5 | Latin | lamentum | wailing, moaning, weeping; lamentation, lament |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lāmentom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |