Where does “luta” come from?

luta (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese lutar, from Old Portuguese luitar, from Latin luctor, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

luta (Guinea-Bissau Creole): to fight

Definitions

  1. to fight

Ancestry of “luta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselutarto fight; to fight against; to fight; to struggle...
2Old Portugueseluitar—
3LatinluctorI struggle, wrestle, fight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Latin luctor →Every word from Old Portuguese luitar →