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Where does “lupo” come from?

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

lupo (Italian): wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf

Ancestry of “lupo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlupumaccusative singular of lupus
2LatinLupus—
3Proto-Italiclukʷos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “lupo”

  • lupescamente
  • lupara bianca
  • allupare
  • pesce lupo
  • lupo di mare
  • lupara
  • lupesco
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