Where does “lottavi” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lottavi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlottafight, struggle; conflict; wrestling
2Late Latinlucta—
3LatinluctorI struggle, wrestle, fight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Latin luctor →Every word from Late Latin lucta →