Where does “lāmentor” come from?
lāmentor (Latin) comes from Latin lāmentum, from Proto-Italic lāmentom, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
lāmentor (Latin): to lament
Definitions
- to lament
Ancestry of “lāmentor”, step by step
lāmentor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin lāmentum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lāmentum | wailing, moaning, weeping, crying, shrieking |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | lāmentom | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |
via Latin lamenta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lamenta | second-person singular present active imperative... |