Where does “Lupercus” come from?

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

Lupercus (Latin): a priest of the god Lupercus

Definitions

  1. a priest of the god Lupercus

Ancestry of “Lupercus”, step by step

Lupercus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin arceo

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

via Latin Lupus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLupusA Roman cognomen
2Proto-Italiclukʷos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “Lupercus”

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