Where does “luparius” come from?

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

luparius (Latin): a wolf-hunter; a wolfhound

Definitions

  1. a wolf-hunter; a wolfhound

Ancestry of “luparius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLupusA Roman cognomen
2Proto-Italiclukʷos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Italic lukʷos →Every word from Latin Lupus →