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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”

  • laniary
  • laniariform
  • laniate
  • dilaniaturus
  • lanio
  • dilaniandus
  • dilaniatus
  • dilanio
  • laniandus
  • lanians
  • dilanians
  • laniaturus
  • lanier
  • laniatus
  • laniarium
  • Lanius excubitor
  • Lanius
  • Laniidae
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