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Where does “lamento” come from?

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

lamento (Latin): I lament, bewail

Definitions

  1. I lament, bewail

Ancestry of “lamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlāmentum—
2Proto-Italiclāmentom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “lamento”

  • lament
  • lamenting
  • lamenter
  • lamentingly
  • lamenteth
  • lamentest
  • lamentful
  • unlamenting
  • lamentability
  • lamentans
  • lamentatus
  • lamentaturus
  • lamentandus
  • lamentar
  • lamenter
  • lamentar
  • lamentar
  • lamenteren
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