Where does “lucturus” come from?

lucturus (Latin) comes from Latin lugeo, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

lucturus (Latin): about to lament

Definitions

  1. about to lament

Ancestry of “lucturus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlugeoI mourn, grieve, lament
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Latin lugeo →
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