Where does “lamenter” come from?
lamenter (French) comes from Latin lamento, from Latin lāmentum, from Proto-Italic lāmentom, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
lamenter (French): to lament; to bewail; to bemoan
Definitions
- to lament; to bewail; to bemoan
Ancestry of “lamenter”, step by step
lamenter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin lamento
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lamento | I lament, bewail |
| 2 | Latin | lāmentum | wailing, moaning, weeping, crying, shrieking |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | lāmentom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |
via Latin lāmentārī
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lāmentārī | — |