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Where does “lanciare” come from?

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

lanciare (Italian): to throw; to chuck; to sling; to launch; to set...

Definitions

  1. to throw; to chuck; to sling; to launch; to set...

Ancestry of “lanciare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlanceō—
2Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “lanciare”

  • motolancia
  • lanciabombe
  • lancino
  • lanciabile
  • lanciabilità
  • lanciere
  • lanciamento
  • lancio
  • slanciare
  • lancia
  • lándzsahegy
  • lándzsahegyek
  • lándzsák
  • lándzsa
  • lance
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