Where does “lucta” come from?

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

lucta (Vulgar Latin): a wrestling, wrestling match; struggle, fight

Definitions

  1. a wrestling, wrestling match; struggle, fight

Ancestry of “lucta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lucta”

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