Where does “lupicide” come from?

lupicide (English) comes from Latin Lupus, from Proto-Italic lukʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

lupicide (English): The killing of a wolf or wolves; A person who...

Definitions

  1. The killing of a wolf or wolves; A person who...

Ancestry of “lupicide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLupusA Roman cognomen
2Proto-Italiclukʷos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Italic lukʷos →Every word from Latin Lupus →