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
- moan, groan; lament; first-person singular...
Ancestry of “lamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | lāmentum | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | lāmentom | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |