Where does “Lucha” come from?

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

Lucha (Spanish): fight, fighting, fray

Definitions

  1. fight, fighting, fray

Ancestry of “Lucha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinluctaa wrestling, wrestling match; struggle, fight
2LatinluctorI struggle, wrestle, fight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “Lucha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Latin luctor →Every word from Latin lucta →