Where does “maesto” come from?

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

maesto (Latin): to make sad

Definitions

  1. to make sad

Ancestry of “maesto”, 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 →