Where does “lugubru” come from?

lugubru (Romanian) comes from French lugubre, from Latin lugubris, from Latin lugeo, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

lugubru (Romanian): lugubrious

Definitions

  1. lugubrious

Ancestry of “lugubru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlugubregloomy, mournful, lugubrious
2Latinlugubrisof or pertaining to mourning; that causes...
3LatinlugeoI mourn, grieve, lament
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Latin lugeo →Every word from Latin lugubris →