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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷosEvery word from Proto-Italic lukʷos
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