Where does “lotte” come from?
lotte (Italian) comes from Italian lotta, from Late Latin lucta, from Latin luctor, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
lotte (Italian): plural of lotta
Ancestry of “lotte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | lotta | fight, struggle; conflict; wrestling |
| 2 | Late Latin | lucta | — |
| 3 | Latin | luctor | I struggle, wrestle, fight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |