lupus
English
/ˈluːpəs/
noun
Definitions
- (pathology) Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lupus (wolf, bit with jagged teeth).
Origin
Latin
lupus
Gloss
wolf, bit with jagged teeth
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
狼
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Lupus English
- lupiform English
- lupoid English
- lupoma English
- lupuslike English
- neurolupus English
- *lupus cervulus Latin
- Lupercus Latin
- luparius Latin
- lupicĭnus Latin
- lupinus Latin
- lupulus Latin
- lupus Latin
- lupo Italian
- lupus Italian
- loup French
- lupeux French
- lobo Spanish, Castilian
- lupus Spanish, Castilian
- *wĺ̥kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- lúpus Portuguese
- *weraz Proto-Germanic
- leu Old French
- lou Old French
- lu Old French
- lupo Esperanto
- lupus Catalan, Valencian
- robalo Galician
- lup Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- lobo Old Portuguese
- lup Aromanian
- lupu Aromanian
- *lukʷos Proto-Italic
- llobu Asturian
- lôf Friulian
- lop Old Occitan
- lupu Sicilian
- lovo Venetian
- lóvo Venetian
- lup Volapük
- lô Ligurian
- lupo Aragonese
- lhobo Mirandese
- luef Franco-Provençal
- låuv Emilian
- lup Istro-Romanian