Where does “lamento” come from?

lamento (Italian) comes from Latin lāmentum, from Proto-Italic lāmentom, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

lamento (Italian): moan, groan; lament; first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. moan, groan; lament; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “lamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlāmentumwailing, moaning, weeping, crying, shrieking
2Proto-Italiclāmentom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic lāmentom →Every word from Latin lāmentum →