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Where does “luitier” come from?

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

luitier (Old French): to fight

Definitions

  1. to fight

Ancestry of “luitier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinluctorI struggle, wrestle, fight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “luitier”

  • lutter
  • lutteur
  • litteux
  • litter
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