Where does “Lupita” come from?
Lupita (Spanish) comes from Romanian lup, from Latin Lupus, from Proto-Italic lukʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
Ancestry of “Lupita”, step by step
Lupita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian lup
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | lup | wolf |
| 2 | Latin | Lupus | A Roman cognomen |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | lukʷos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |
via Spanish Lupe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Lupe | — |