Where does “lanius” come from?

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

lanius (Latin): butcher

Definitions

  1. butcher

Ancestry of “lanius”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lanius”

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