Etymology of the French word loup
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 loup in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
louper,
louv,
loupiote,
louveteau,
saut-de-loup,
tue-loup,
alouvi,
dent-de-loup,
gueule-de-loup,
pied-de-loup,
vesse-de-loup,
louveter,
louvetierDerivations in other languages
English
loupCognates
Catalan
llop, Italian
lupo, Italian
luppolo, Latin
lupus, Provençal
lup, Spanish
lobo
