Where does “piangere” come from?

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

piangere (Italian): to weep, cry

Definitions

  1. to weep, cry

Ancestry of “piangere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “piangere

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k-Every word from Latin plangō
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