Where does “luctual” come from?

luctual (English) comes from Latin lūctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

luctual (English): Producing grief; saddening

Definitions

  1. Producing grief; saddening

Ancestry of “luctual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlūctusmourned, grieved, lamented
2Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Italic-tus—
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin lūctus →