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Where does “laceraten” come from?

laceraten (Middle English) comes from Latin laceratus, from Latin lacero, from Latin lacer, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂k-.

Ancestry of “laceraten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlaceratuslacerated, mutilated, having been torn to pieces
2LatinlaceroI rend, tear to pieces; I mutilate, lacerate; I...
3Latinlacerlacerated, mangled, torn to pieces
4Proto-Indo-European*leh₂k-—

Words derived from “laceraten”

  • lacerating
  • lacerate
  • laceratingly
  • lacerative
  • lacerater
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