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Where does “lanciamento” come from?

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

lanciamento (Italian): build-up, boost; trailer

Definitions

  1. build-up, boost; trailer

Ancestry of “lanciamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlanciareto throw; to chuck; to sling; to launch; to set...
2Latinlanceō—
3Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
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