Where does “lancer” come from?
lancer (French) comes 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,...
lancer (French): to throw; to start, to launch; a throw
Definitions
- to throw; to start, to launch; a throw
Ancestry of “lancer”, step by step
lancer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French lancier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | lancier | — |
| 2 | French | lance | a spear, lance; a soldier armed with a lance; a... |
| 3 | Old French | lance | lance weapon |
| 4 | Latin | lancea | the Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂k- | to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,... |
via Latin lancere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lancere | — |