Where does “luctans” come from?

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

luctans (Latin): struggling, wrestling, fighting

Definitions

  1. struggling, wrestling, fighting

Ancestry of “luctans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinluctorI struggle, wrestle, fight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Latin luctor →