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Where does “lanians” come from?

lanians (Latin) comes from Latin laniō, from Latin lanius, from Old Latin lacnius, from Proto-Indo-European lek- — to jump, to leap; to jump, scuttle; to tear, rend.

lanians (Latin): rending, tearing

Definitions

  1. rending, tearing

Ancestry of “lanians”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlaniō—
2Latinlaniusbutcher
3Old Latinlacnius—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlek-to jump, to leap; to jump, scuttle; to tear, rend
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