Where does “lanseeraus” come from?
lanseeraus (Finnish) comes from Finnish lanseerata, from Swedish lansera, from French lancer, from Old French lancier, from French lance, from Old French lance, from Latin lancea, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
lanseeraus (Finnish): launch
Ancestry of “lanseeraus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | lanseerata | to launch |
| 2 | Swedish | lansera | to launch |
| 3 | French | lancer | to throw; to start, to launch; a throw |
| 4 | Old French | lancier | — |
| 5 | French | lance | a spear, lance; a soldier armed with a lance; a... |
| 6 | Old French | lance | lance |
| 7 | Latin | lancea | the Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂k- | to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,... |