Etymograph

English

lupine

Lupine comes from Latin lupīnus ‘of or pertaining to a wolf’, and goes back to lupus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElupus‘wolf’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElupīnus‘of or pertaining to a wolf’
  3. Englishtodaylupine

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElupus‘wolf’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElupīnus‘of or pertaining to a wolf’
  3. Englishtodaylupine

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos ‘wolf’

wolf, 11 more

through Latin lupus ‘wolf’

lobo, lupus, loafer, 4 more

Today it means

adj Wolfish (all senses); wolflike.

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

Etymograph / Latin lupus / lupine

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