Where does “lutro” come from?

lutro (Esperanto) comes from French loutre, from Old French lutre, from Latin lūtra, from Proto-Indo-European udréh₂, from Proto-Indo-European udrós, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

lutro (Esperanto): otter

Definitions

  1. otter

Ancestry of “lutro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchloutreotter
2Old Frenchlutreotter
3Latinlūtraan otter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanudréh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanudrósof water, aquatic
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European udrós →