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Where does “lugeo” come from?

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

lugeo (Latin): I mourn, grieve, lament

Definitions

  1. I mourn, grieve, lament

Ancestry of “lugeo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lugeo”

  • lugubrious
  • lugubriously
  • lugubriousness
  • luctual
  • lugubriate
  • luctificus
  • lucturus
  • lugendus
  • luctus
  • luctuosus
  • lugubris
  • lugere
  • elugens
  • lugens
  • lugubre
  • elugeo
  • lúgubre
  • luctuoso
  • enlutar
  • luto
  • luttuosamente
  • lugubremente
  • luttuoso
  • lutto
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