Where does “lluitar” come from?

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

lluitar (Catalan): to wrestle; to fight

Definitions

  1. to wrestle; to fight

Ancestry of “lluitar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinluctaresecond-person singular present active imperative...
2Latinluctaripresent active infinitive of lūctor
3LatinluctorI struggle, wrestle, fight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lluitar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-Every word from Latin luctorEvery word from Latin luctari
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