Where does “lament” come from?

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

lament (Romanian): wailing, moaning, weeping

Definitions

  1. wailing, moaning, weeping

Ancestry of “lament”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlāmentumwailing, moaning, weeping, crying, shrieking
2Proto-Italiclāmentom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic lāmentom →Every word from Latin lāmentum →
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