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Where does “lancar” come from?

lancar (Malay) comes from Portuguese lançar, from Old Portuguese lançar, from Latin lanceāre, from Latin lancea, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

lancar (Malay): smooth; to launch; fluent

Definitions

  1. smooth; to launch; fluent

Ancestry of “lancar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselançarto launch; to throw or shoot
2Old Portugueselançarto throw
3Latinlanceāre—
4Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “lancar”

  • lancha
  • lancha
  • lancar
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