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Where does “loup” come from?

loup (French) comes from Middle French loup, from Latin Lupus, from Proto-Italic lukʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

loup (French): wolf; bass; mask, eyemask

Definitions

  1. wolf; bass; mask, eyemask

Ancestry of “loup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchloupwolf
2LatinLupus—
3Proto-Italiclukʷos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “loup”

  • Loup
  • louvetelle
  • loup de mer
  • louveteau
  • lulu
  • loulou
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