Where does “lancar” come from?

lancar (Indonesian) comes from Malay lancar, from Portuguese lançar, from Old Portuguese lançar, from Latin lanceāre, from Latin lancea, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

lancar (Indonesian): smooth (according to plan)

Definitions

  1. smooth (according to plan)

Ancestry of “lancar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylancarsmooth; to launch; fluent
2Portugueselançarto launch; to throw or shoot
3Old Portugueselançarto throw
4Latinlanceāre—
5Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “lancar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Latin lancea →Every word from Latin lanceāre →