Where does “laniary” come from?
laniary (English) comes from Latin laniarium, from Latin lanius, from Old Latin lacnius, from Proto-Indo-European lek- — to jump, to leap; to jump, scuttle; to tear, rend.
laniary (English): Lacerating or tearing; The shambles; a place of...
Definitions
- Lacerating or tearing; The shambles; a place of...
Ancestry of “laniary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | laniarium | — |
| 2 | Latin | lanius | butcher |
| 3 | Old Latin | lacnius | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lek- | to jump, to leap; to jump, scuttle; to tear, rend |
Words derived from “laniary”