Etymograph

English

lamenter

From lament + -er.

Formed from lament + -er

Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- ‘to bark, howl’

Proto-Italic *lāmentom

Latin lāmentum ‘wailing, moaning, weeping’

Latin lāmentor ‘to wail, weep’

Middle French lamenter

English lament

Today it means

noun One who laments.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / lamenter