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

  1. fight, struggle; conflict; wrestling

Ancestry of “lotta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinlucta—
2LatinluctorI struggle, wrestle, fight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lotta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Latin luctor →Every word from Late Latin lucta →
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