Where does “Luperca” come from?

Luperca (Latin) comes from Latin Lupercus, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.

Luperca (Latin): A goddess of the old Romans, the wife of Lupercus, the deified she-wolf that suckled Rōmulus and Remus, Acca Lārentia

Definitions

  1. A goddess of the old Romans, the wife of Lupercus, the deified she-wolf that suckled Rōmulus and Remus, Acca Lārentia

Ancestry of “Luperca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLupercusa priest of the god Lupercus
2LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
3Proto-Italicarkeōto contain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock

Words derived from “Luperca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →Every word from Proto-Italic arkeō →Every word from Latin arceo →