Where does “loup-garou” come from?

loup-garou (French) comes from Old French leu garoul, from Old French leu, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

loup-garou (French): werewolf

Definitions

  1. werewolf

Ancestry of “loup-garou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchleu garoul—
2Old Frenchleuwolf; place
3Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
4Old Latinstlocus—
5Proto-Italicstlokos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “loup-garou”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →