Latin

luctor

‘to struggle, strive, contend’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin luctor.

12 English words in this record descend from Latin luctor, most familiar first.

• reluctant ← reluctāns ← reluctor
• reluctance ← relū̆ctor
• luchador ← lū̆ctātor
• ineluctable ← inēlūctābilis ← ēlūctor
• colluctation ← colluctor
• colluctancy ← collū̆ctor
• eluctable ← ēluctābilis ← ēluctor
• luctation ← luctātiō
• reluctancy ← relū̆ctor
• reluctor
• reluct ← reluctor
• reluctation ← reluctatio ← relū̆ctor

Etymograph / Latin luctor