Where does “lanċa” come from?

lanċa (Maltese) comes from Italian lancia, from Latin lancea, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

lanċa (Maltese): skiff, launch of a boat

Definitions

  1. skiff, launch of a boat

Ancestry of “lanċa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlancialance, spear; nozzle; skiff, launch
2Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Latin lancea →Every word from Italian lancia →
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