Etymograph

English

Lupșa

Lupșa comes from Romanian Lupșa, from Old Church Slavonic любити ‘to love’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- ‘to desire, covet, want’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewbʰ-‘to desire, covet, want’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*lowbʰéyetireconstructed
  3. Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*ljaubī́ˀtei‘to love’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*ľubiti‘to love’reconstructed
  5. Old Church Slavonicmodernлюбитиljubiti‘to love’
  6. Old Church Slavonic, derivedmodernлюбьша
  7. Romanianc. 1500–presentLupșa
  8. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewbʰ-‘to desire, covet, want’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*lowbʰéyetireconstructed
  3. Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*ljaubī́ˀtei‘to love’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*ľubiti‘to love’reconstructed
  5. Old Church Slavonicmodernлюбитиljubiti‘to love’
  6. Old Church Slavonic, derivedmodernлюбьша
  7. Romanianc. 1500–presentLupșa
  8. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- ‘to desire, covet, want’

love, left, believe, leave, library, belief, leaf, lodge, lobby, lib, loft, libel, libido, lob, liber, libretto, lief, luft, 17 more

Today it means

name A commune of Alba County, Romania.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- / Lupșa

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