Where does “lamenting” come from?
Lamenting comes from English lament, from French lamenter, from Latin lamentum, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European leh₂-, a root meaning to cry out.
lamenting (English): present participle of lament; Lamentation
Definitions
- present participle of lament; Lamentation
Ancestry of “lamenting”, step by step
| 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 |