Where does “lobo ibérico” come from?
lobo ibérico (Galician) comes from Galician lobo, from Old Portuguese lobo, from Latin lupus, from Proto-Italic lukʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
lobo ibérico (Galician): Iberian wolf
Definitions
- Iberian wolf
Ancestry of “lobo ibérico”, step by step
lobo ibérico traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician lobo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | lobo | wolf |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | lobo | — |
| 3 | Latin | lupus | wolf; an animal which acts in the savage manner... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lukʷos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |
via Italian iberico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | iberico | Iberian; Spanish |