Where does “lamentar” come from?
lamentar (Ido) 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.
lamentar (Ido): to lament
Definitions
- to lament
Ancestry of “lamentar”, step by step
lamentar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English lament
| 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 |
via French lamenter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | lamenter | to lament; to bewail; to bemoan |
| 2 | Latin | lamento | I lament, bewail |
| 3 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
via Italian lamentare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | lamentare | to lament |