Where does “demilance” come from?
demilance (English) comes from English demi, from Middle English demi, from Anglo-Norman demi, from Latin dīmidius, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
demilance (English): A light lance; a short spear; One who carries a...
Definitions
- A light lance; a short spear; One who carries a...
Ancestry of “demilance”, step by step
demilance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English demi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | demi | Alternative spelling of demy; A fifty pence... |
| 2 | Middle English | demi | half, half-sized, partial |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | demi | half |
| 4 | Latin | dīmidius | half |
| 5 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via English Lance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Lance | by folk etymology associated with a lance |
| 2 | English | launce | Obsolete form of lance; sand eel, sand lance,... |
| 3 | Old French | lance | lance weapon |
| 4 | Latin | lancea | the Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂k- | to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,... |