Where does “lluita” come from?

lluita (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin lucta, from Latin luctor, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

lluita (Catalan): wrestling; fight

Definitions

  1. wrestling; fight

Ancestry of “lluita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinluctaa wrestling, wrestling match; struggle, fight
2LatinluctorI struggle, wrestle, fight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Latin luctor →Every word from Vulgar Latin lucta →