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
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive...
Ancestry of “lanier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lanio | I rend, tear to pieces; a butcher;... |
| 2 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |