Where does “Lupus” come from?

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

Lupus (Latin): A Roman cognomen

Definitions

  1. A Roman cognomen

Ancestry of “Lupus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italiclukʷos
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “Lupus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos