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Where does “luotta” come from?

luotta (Romansch) comes from Late Latin lucta, from Latin luctor, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

luotta (Romansch): fight, struggle, wrestling

Definitions

  1. fight, struggle, wrestling

Ancestry of “luotta”, step by step

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