Etymology of the English word lupin
the English word
lupinderived from the Latin word
lupinus (lupin; fake money; of or belonging to a wolf; made of wolf-skin)
derived from the Latin word
lupus (wolf; grappling iron)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wl₀kʷo-Date
The earliest known usage of lupin in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
lupine, French
lupine, German
Lupine, Icelandic
lúpína, Swedish
lupinUsage
Word found in Modern English
