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Where does “laniatus” come from?

laniatus (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.

laniatus (Latin): torn, rent, having been torn

Definitions

  1. torn, rent, having been torn

Ancestry of “laniatus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “laniatus”

  • laniate
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