Where does “laceratus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “laceratus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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-	—

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