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Where does “lupo” come from?

lupo (Ido) comes from English loupe, from French loupe, from Middle French loupe, from Old French loupe, from Frankish luppa, from Proto-Germanic lubbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

lupo (Ido): magnifying glass, reading glass, pocket lens

Definitions

  1. magnifying glass, reading glass, pocket lens

Ancestry of “lupo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishloupeA magnifying glass, usually mounted in an...
2Frenchloupemagnifying glass; loupe; wen
3Middle Frenchloupe—
4Old Frenchloupetumor; cyst; lump; mass
5Frankishluppasomething pendulous
6Proto-Germaniclubbǭthat which hangs or dangles
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
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