Where does “lance” come from?

Lance comes from Old French lance, from Latin lancea, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k-, a root meaning to strike or thrust.

lance (English): A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or...

Definitions

  1. A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or...

Ancestry of “lance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlancelance weapon
2Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “lance”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →