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Where does “lanco” come from?

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

lanco (Ido): lance, spear

Definitions

  1. lance, spear

Ancestry of “lanco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantolancolance, spear
2EnglishLance—
3EnglishlaunceObsolete form of lance; sand eel, sand lance,...
4Old Frenchlancelance
5Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “lanco”

  • lanciero
  • lanceto
  • lancagar
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