Where does “lugubrious” come from?
Lugubrious comes from Latin lugubris, from Latin lugeo meaning to mourn, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-.
lugubrious (English): Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an...
Definitions
- Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an...
Ancestry of “lugubrious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lugubris | of or pertaining to mourning; that causes... |
| 2 | Latin | lugeo | I mourn, grieve, lament |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |
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