Lamenting
/ləˈmɛn.tɪŋ/noun
Expressing grief, sorrow, or regret.
Did you know?The word ultimately traces back to Latin lamentum, a term for a cry of mourning, and its ancient root is tied to the sound and force of vocalized sorrow.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*men-
“to think, feel, or be mindful”
Latin
Latin
lamentum
“a wailing, lamentation, cry of grief”
Late Latin
Latin
lamentāre
“to mourn, wail, or cry out in grief”
Old French
OF
lamenter
“to mourn aloud, bewail”
Middle English
English
lamenten
“to mourn or express grief”
Modern English
English
lamenting
“expressing sorrow or grief”