Where does “lance” come from?

lance (Old French) comes from Latin lancea, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

lance (Old French): lance weapon

Definitions

  1. lance weapon

Ancestry of “lance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “lance”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Latin lancea →