Where does “lacerating” come from?
Lacerating comes from Middle English laceraten, from Latin laceratus (torn), the past participle of lacerare (to tear), from lacer (mangled), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leh₂-.
lacerating (English): present participle of lacerate
Definitions
- present participle of lacerate
Ancestry of “lacerating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lacerate | To tear, rip or wound; To defeat thoroughly; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | laceraten | — |
| 3 | Latin | laceratus | lacerated, mutilated, having been torn to pieces |
| 4 | Latin | lacero | I rend, tear to pieces; I mutilate, lacerate; I... |
| 5 | Latin | lacer | lacerated, mangled, torn to pieces |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *leh₂k- | — |