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Where does “lucta” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lucta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lucta”

  • lucha
  • lotta
  • lotte
  • lutte
  • luta
  • lutinha
  • loita
  • llucha
  • luptă
  • luftëtar
  • luftë
  • ljuftã
  • alumtã
  • luita
  • luotta
  • lotga
  • lutga
  • lote
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