Where does “lament” come from?

lament (Polish) comes from Latin lāmentum, from Proto-Italic lāmentom, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

lament (Polish): lamentation, lament

Definitions

  1. lamentation, lament

Ancestry of “lament”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlāmentumwailing, moaning, weeping, crying, shrieking
2Proto-Italiclāmentom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “lament”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic lāmentom →Every word from Latin lāmentum →