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Where does “lugubris” come from?

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

lugubris (Latin): of or pertaining to mourning; that causes...

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to mourning; that causes...

Ancestry of “lugubris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlugeoI mourn, grieve, lament
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lugubris”

  • lugubrious
  • lugubriously
  • lugubriousness
  • lugubriate
  • lugubre
  • lúgubre
  • lugubremente
  • lugubre
  • lugubre
  • lugubrement
  • lúgubre
  • lugubru
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