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
1Latinlāmentumwailing, moaning, weeping, crying, shrieking
2Proto-Italiclāmentom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “lamento”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →