Where does “lucha” come from?

lucha (Spanish) comes from Late 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
1Late Latinlucta—
2LatinluctorI struggle, wrestle, fight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Latin luctor →Every word from Late Latin lucta →