Where does “lucto” come from?

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

lucto (Vulgar Latin): dative masculine singular of lūctus; dative...

Definitions

  1. dative masculine singular of lūctus; dative...

Ancestry of “lucto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinluctorI struggle, wrestle, fight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-Every word from Latin luctor
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