Lupine
/ˈluː.paɪn/noun
Of or relating to wolves; also, resembling a wolf or wolf-like.
Did you know?The word comes from Latin *lupinus*, meaning “of a wolf,” from *lupus* “wolf,” a root that also gave English the name of the lupine flower and the scientific genus *Lupinus*.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wl̥kwo-
“wolf”
Latin
Latin
lupus
“wolf”
Latin
Latin
lupinus
“of a wolf; wolfish”
Middle English
English
lupine
“wolf-like; relating to wolves”
Modern English
English
lupine
“of, relating to, or resembling a wolf”
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