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