Where does “lupa” come from?

lupa (Italian) comes from Latin lupa, from Latin Lupus, from Proto-Italic lukʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

lupa (Italian): female equivalent of lupo

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of lupo

Ancestry of “lupa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlupashe-wolf; prostitute
2LatinLupusA Roman cognomen
3Proto-Italiclukʷos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Italic lukʷos →Every word from Latin Lupus →