"lupus" meaning in Latin

See lupus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: lupus
Etymology: : lupus < οσκοουμβρική lupus < πρωτοϊταλική *lukʷos < πρωτοϊνδοευρωπαϊκή ρίζα *wĺ̥kʷos
  1. ο λύκος
    Sense id: el-lupus-la-noun-fiR1cmJQ Categories (other): Ζώα (λατινικά), Θηλαστικά (λατινικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: homo homini lupus, frena lapata, auribus teneo, committo ovem

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": ": lupus < οσκοουμβρική lupus < πρωτοϊταλική *lukʷos < πρωτοϊνδοευρωπαϊκή ρίζα *wĺ̥kʷos",
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      "word": "homo homini lupus"
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    {
      "word": "frena lapata"
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    {
      "word": "auribus teneo"
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    {
      "word": "committo ovem"
    }
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    {
      "word": "frena lapata"
    },
    {
      "word": "auribus teneo"
    },
    {
      "word": "committo ovem"
    }
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  "senses": [
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