Where does “launce” come from?

launce (English) comes from Old French lance, from Latin lancea, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

launce (English): Obsolete form of lance; sand eel, sand lance,...

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of lance; sand eel, sand lance,...

Ancestry of “launce”, step by step

launce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French lance

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

via Italian lance

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlanceplural of lancia
2Latinlanxdish, platter, plate; scalepan

Words derived from “launce”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Latin lancea →Every word from Old French lance →