Etymology of the English word loupe
the English word
loupederived from the French word
loupederived from the French word
louperderived from the French word
loupderived from the Latin word
lupus (wolf; grappling iron)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wl₀kʷo-Date
The earliest known usage of loupe in English dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in English
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Word found in Modern English