French

loup

Etymology

inherited from Latin lupus.

Noun

loup m

wolf

Etymology tree

inherited borrowed derived

Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos

Proto-Italic *lukʷos

Latin lupus

Aromanian lup

Asturian llobu

Catalan llop

Corsican lupu

Dalmatian lup

English lupus

French loup

Friulian lôf

Galician lobo

Italian lupo

Ligurian lô

Neapolitan lupo

Occitan lop

Piedmontese luv

Portuguese lobo

Romanian lup

Romansh luf

Sardinian lupu

Sicilian lupu

Spanish lobo

Venetian lovo