Where does “lopa” come from?

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

lopa (Neapolitan): she-wolf; bulimia

Definitions

  1. she-wolf; bulimia

Ancestry of “lopa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlupashe-wolf; prostitute
2LatinLupusA Roman cognomen
3Proto-Italiclukʷos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Italic lukʷos →Every word from Latin Lupus →