Where does “lamenteth” come from?
lamenteth (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.
lamenteth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “lamenteth”, step by step
lamenteth 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 eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |