The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromθρῆνος“funeral lament”
- Latin · derived fromthrenus
- English todaythrene
From Latin threnus, from Ancient Greek θρῆνος (thrênos, “funeral lament”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekθρῆνος all →
threnos
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