Where does “lancetta” come from?

lancetta (Italian) comes from Latin lancea, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

lancetta (Italian): hand; needle; lancet

Definitions

  1. hand; needle; lancet

Ancestry of “lancetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “lancetta”

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