Where does “lupus” come from?
Lupus comes from Latin lupus, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos, a word for wolf.
lupus (English): Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most...
Definitions
- Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most...
Ancestry of “lupus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lupus | wolf; an animal which acts in the savage manner... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | lukʷos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |
Words derived from “lupus”