Where does “lutar” come from?

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

lutar (Portuguese): to fight; to fight against; to fight; to struggle...

Definitions

  1. to fight; to fight against; to fight; to struggle...

Ancestry of “lutar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseluitar—
2LatinluctorI struggle, wrestle, fight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lutar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Latin luctor →Every word from Old Portuguese luitar →