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Where does “lupus” come from?

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

lupus (Latin): wolf; an animal which acts in the savage manner...

Definitions

  1. wolf; an animal which acts in the savage manner...

Ancestry of “lupus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italiclukʷos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “lupus”

  • lieutenant
  • lieu
  • milieu
  • lupus
  • Guadalupe
  • Lupus
  • lupine
  • lupin
  • lobo
  • leftenant
  • sublieutenant
  • lupuline
  • lupanar
  • lupoid
  • lupulin
  • robalo
  • lieutenantship
  • lupinine
  • micromilieu
  • lupinosis
  • lieutenantry
  • lupinelike
  • lupicide
  • Loup
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