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Where does “lacessitus” come from?

lacessitus (Latin) comes from Latin lacesso, from Latin laciō, from Proto-Italic lakjō — to draw, pull.

lacessitus (Latin): excited

Definitions

  1. excited

Ancestry of “lacessitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlacessoI excite, provoke, challenge, exasperate, harass...
2Latinlaciō—
3Proto-Italiclakjōto draw, pull
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