Where does “lottare” come from?

lottare (Italian) comes from Latin luctor, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

lottare (Italian): to fight; to spar; to struggle

Definitions

  1. to fight; to spar; to struggle

Ancestry of “lottare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lottare”

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