regretter

Middle French

verb
Definitions
  • to regret

Etymology

Inherited from Old French regreter (lament), greter (weep) derived from Frankish *grātan (weep, mourn, lament) derived from Proto-Germanic *grētaną (weep, moan, cry, lament) derived from Frankish *greotan (weep, cry) derived from Proto-Germanic *greutaną (cry, weep) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrew- (grind, rub, be sad, weep).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʰrew-

Gloss

grind, rub, be sad, weep

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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