Where does “lanza” come from?

lanza (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese lança, from Latin lancea, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

lanza (Galician): spear; lever; shaft; strong sunray

Definitions

  1. spear; lever; shaft; strong sunray

Ancestry of “lanza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueselança—
2Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Latin lancea →Every word from Old Portuguese lança →