Where does “prantear” come from?

prantear (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pranto, from Old Portuguese pranto, from Latin planctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

prantear (Portuguese): to weep; to lament; to mourn

Definitions

  1. to weep; to lament; to mourn

Ancestry of “prantear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseprantomourning; crying, lamentation; tears
2Old Portuguesepranto—
3Latinplanctusstruck, beaten; bewailed, lamented, mourned;...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin planctus →