Where does “maestificus” come from?

maestificus (Latin) comes from Latin maestus, from Latin maereo, from Proto-Indo-European mēwdʰ- — to complain, be emotional about; to complain or...

maestificus (Latin): saddening (causing sadness)

Definitions

  1. saddening (causing sadness)

Ancestry of “maestificus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaestussad, sorrowful, melancholy; gloomy; mournful, of...
2LatinmaereoI am sad or mournful; mourn, grieve, lament; I...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēwdʰ-to complain, be emotional about; to complain or...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēwdʰ- →Every word from Latin maereo →Every word from Latin maestus →