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
1Latinlanceōto wield or handle a lance
2Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “lanciare”

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