Where does “lamentar” come from?
lamentar (Portuguese) comes from Latin lamento, from Latin lāmentum, from Proto-Italic lāmentom, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
lamentar (Portuguese): to lament
Ancestry of “lamentar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | lamento | I lament, bewail |
| 2 | Latin | lāmentum | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | lāmentom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |