Where does “piagnisteo” come from?

piagnisteo (Italian) comes from Italian piangere, from Latin plangō, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

piagnisteo (Italian): wailing; whining, whimpering; whine

Definitions

  1. wailing; whining, whimpering; whine

Ancestry of “piagnisteo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpiangereto weep, cry
2Latinplangōto strike, beat, flap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “piagnisteo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Latin plangō →Every word from Italian piangere →