Etymology of the English word lupine
the English word
lupinederived from the Old French word
lupinderived from the Latin word
lupinum (lupin; fake money)
derived 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 lupine in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
