Where does “lamentatrix” come from?

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

lamentatrix (Latin): lamenter, bewailer (female)

Definitions

  1. lamenter, bewailer (female)

Ancestry of “lamentatrix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlāmentorto lament
2Latinlāmentumwailing, moaning, weeping, crying, shrieking
3Proto-Italiclāmentom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic lāmentom →Every word from Latin lāmentum →