Etymology of the Latin word lupus
the Latin word
lupus (wolf; grappling iron)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wl₀kʷo-Derivations in Latin
lupinus,
lupatus,
lupicinus,
lupia,
lupaDerivations in other languages
English
lupus, French
leu, French
loup, Italian
lupus, Portuguese
lobo, Portuguese
lúpus, Portuguese
lupo, Romanian
lup, Spanish
lobo, Spanish
lupusCognates
Catalan
llop, French
loup, Italian
lupo, Italian
luppolo, Provençal
lup, Spanish
loboUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin, New Latin
