Where does “laceratrix” come from?

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

laceratrix (Latin): a lacerater, mangler

Definitions

  1. a lacerater, mangler

Ancestry of “laceratrix”, 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- →Every word from Latin lacer →Every word from Latin lacero →