Where does “louver” come from?
louver (French) comes from French louve, from Latin lupa, from Latin Lupus, from Proto-Italic lukʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
louver (French): to drill a hole in a stone for the attachment of...
Definitions
- to drill a hole in a stone for the attachment of...
Ancestry of “louver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | louve | she-wolf; a metal wedge used in masonry;... |
| 2 | Latin | lupa | she-wolf; prostitute |
| 3 | Latin | Lupus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lukʷos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |