Etymology of the English word lament
the English word
lamentderived from the Old French word
lamenterderived from the Vulgar Latin word
lamentare (lament; utter cries of grief; bewail)
derived from the Classical Latin word
lamentari (lament; utter cries of grief; bewail)
derived from the Latin word
lamentum (wailing, weeping, groans)
derived from the Latin word
lamenta (wailing, weeping, groans)
Date
The earliest known usage of lament in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
lamented,
lamentingCognates
Dutch
lamenteren, French
lamenter, German
lamentieren, Italian
lamentare, Latin
lamentare, Norwegian
lamentere, Swedish
lamenteraUsage
Word found in Modern English
