Where does “loita” come from?
loita (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese luita, from Late Latin lucta, from Latin luctor, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
loita (Galician): fight, struggle; wrestling
Definitions
- fight, struggle; wrestling
Ancestry of “loita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | luita | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | lucta | — |
| 3 | Latin | luctor | I struggle, wrestle, fight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |