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Where does “lāmentum” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lāmentum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italiclāmentom—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
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