Where does “lobato” come from?

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

lobato (Portuguese): wolf cub

Definitions

  1. wolf cub

Ancestry of “lobato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselobowolf; lobe
2Old Portugueselobo—
3Latinlupuswolf; an animal which acts in the savage manner...
4Proto-Italiclukʷos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Italic lukʷos →Every word from Latin lupus →
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