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Where does “lupanar” come from?

lupanar (French) comes from Latin lupānar, from Latin lupa, from Latin Lupus, from Proto-Italic lukʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

lupanar (French): A brothel

Definitions

  1. A brothel

Ancestry of “lupanar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlupānar—
2Latinlupashe-wolf; prostitute
3LatinLupus—
4Proto-Italiclukʷos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
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