Where does “lobo” come from?
lobo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese lobo, from Latin lupus, from Proto-Italic lukʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
lobo (Portuguese): wolf; lobe
Ancestry of “lobo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | lobo | — |
| 2 | Latin | lupus | wolf; an animal which acts in the savage manner... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | lukʷos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |
Words derived from “lobo”