Etymology

loup

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Today it means: A mass or ball of iron in a pasty condition, beaten by the trip hammer or rolls. Full definition →

German Luppe
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loup · noun1

  1. German · borrowed fromLuppe
  2. German · borrowed fromLuppe
  3. English todayloup

Borrowed from German Luppe (“a lump of iron”).

Loup · proper noun2

  1. French · derived fromloup“wolf”
  2. English todayLoup

From French loup (“wolf”): the language was attested in a notebook titled Mots loups ("wolf words") compiled by Jean-Claude Mathevet, a priest who worked among the Algonquians.

Words from the same roots

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