Where does “lanier” come from?

lanier (Latin) comes from Latin lanio, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.

lanier (Latin): first-person singular present passive subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive...

Ancestry of “lanier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlanioI rend, tear to pieces; a butcher;...
2Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
3Proto-Italic-ōd—
4Proto-Indo-European-éad—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éad →Every word from Latin -o →Every word from Latin lanio →