Where does “laceratrix” come from?
laceratrix (Latin) comes from Latin lacero, from Latin lacer, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂k-.
laceratrix (Latin): a lacerater, mangler
Ancestry of “laceratrix”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lacero | I rend, tear to pieces; I mutilate, lacerate; I... |
| 2 | Latin | lacer | lacerated, mangled, torn to pieces |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *leh₂k- | — |