Where does “lanciner” come from?

lanciner (French) comes from Latin lancino, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

lanciner (French): to inflict a sharp pain

Definitions

  1. to inflict a sharp pain

Ancestry of “lanciner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlancinoI rend, mangle, lacerate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “lanciner

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂-Every word from Latin lancino
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