English

luctation

Luctation comes from Latin luctātiō ‘wrestling’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *lewg- ‘bend, twist’.

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewg-‘bend, twist’reconstructed
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEluctor‘to wrestle, strive’
Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEluctātiō‘wrestling’
Englishtodayluctation

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewg-‘bend, twist’reconstructed
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEluctor‘to wrestle, strive’
Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEluctātiō‘wrestling’
Englishtodayluctation

Formed from -ation

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *lewg- ‘bend, twist’

lock, leek, loke, 15 more

through Latin luctor ‘to wrestle, strive’

reluctant, reluctance, 9 more

Today it means

noun Effort to overcome in contest; struggle; endeavour.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewg- / luctation

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