Where does “laniō” come from?

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

laniō (Latin): to rend, tear to pieces

Definitions

  1. to rend, tear to pieces

Ancestry of “laniō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “laniō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lek- →Every word from Old Latin lacnius →Every word from Latin lanius →