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Where does “lacerabilis” come from?

lacerabilis (Latin) comes from Latin lacero, from Latin lacer, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂k-.

lacerabilis (Latin): easily torn or lacerated

Definitions

  1. easily torn or lacerated

Ancestry of “lacerabilis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlaceroI rend, tear to pieces; I mutilate, lacerate; I...
2Latinlacerlacerated, mangled, torn to pieces
3Proto-Indo-European*leh₂k-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂k- →