Where does “lupa” come from?
lupa (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Lupe, from French loupe, from Middle French loupe, from Old French loupe, from Frankish luppa, from Proto-Germanic lubbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.
lupa (Serbo-Croatian): loupe
Definitions
- loupe
Ancestry of “lupa”, step by step
lupa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Lupe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lupe | magnifying glass |
| 2 | French | loupe | magnifying glass; loupe; wen |
| 3 | Middle French | loupe | — |
| 4 | Old French | loupe | tumor; cyst; lump; mass |
| 5 | Frankish | luppa | something pendulous |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lubbǭ | that which hangs or dangles |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |
via Proto-Slavic lupiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | lupiti | to peel |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *laupī́ˀtei | to cause to bend |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lowpéyeti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |