Where does “lluitador” come from?

lluitador (Catalan) comes from Catalan lluitar, from Vulgar Latin luctare, from Latin luctari, from Latin luctor, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

lluitador (Catalan): wrestler

Definitions

  1. wrestler

Ancestry of “lluitador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanlluitarto wrestle; to fight
2Vulgar Latinluctaresecond-person singular present active imperative...
3Latinluctaripresent active infinitive of lūctor
4LatinluctorI struggle, wrestle, fight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Latin luctor →Every word from Latin luctari →