Where does “lugubre” come from?

lugubre (Italian) comes from Latin lugubris, from Latin lugeo, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

lugubre (Italian): gloomy, dismal, lugubrious

Definitions

  1. gloomy, dismal, lugubrious

Ancestry of “lugubre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlugubrisof or pertaining to mourning; that causes...
2LatinlugeoI mourn, grieve, lament
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lugubre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Latin lugeo →Every word from Latin lugubris →