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
Ancestry of “lobato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | lobo | wolf; lobe |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | lobo | — |
| 3 | Latin | lupus | wolf; an animal which acts in the savage manner... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lukʷos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |