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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

  1. to drill a hole in a stone for the attachment of...

Ancestry of “louver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlouveshe-wolf; a metal wedge used in masonry;...
2Latinlupashe-wolf; prostitute
3LatinLupus—
4Proto-Italiclukʷos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
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