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Where does “lamentful” come from?

lamentful (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.

lamentful (English): Replete with lamentation; mournful

Definitions

  1. Replete with lamentation; mournful

Ancestry of “lamentful”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlamentAn expression of grief, suffering, sadness or...
2EnglishlamentationThe act of lamenting; A sorrowful cry; a lament;...
3Latinlamentatiolamentation, wailing, weeping, moaning
4LatinlamentorI lament; I bewail
5Latinlamentumwailing, moaning, weeping; lamentation, lament
6Proto-Italiclāmentom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
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