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Where does “lukto” come from?

lukto (Ido) comes from Latin lucta, from Latin luctor, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

lukto (Ido): wrestle; scuffle, tussle; strive, struggle

Definitions

  1. wrestle; scuffle, tussle; strive, struggle

Ancestry of “lukto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinluctaa wrestling, wrestling match; struggle, fight
2LatinluctorI struggle, wrestle, fight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lukto”

  • luktar
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