Where does “lancier” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lancier”, step by step

lancier traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French lance

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlancea spear, lance; a soldier armed with a lance; a...
2Old Frenchlancelance weapon
3Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

via Late Latin lanceo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinlanceoI wield or handle a lance; I launch or shoot; I...
2Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
3Proto-Italic-ōd—
4Proto-Indo-European-éad—

via Late Latin lanceare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinlancearepresent active infinitive of lanceō

Words derived from “lancier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Latin lancea →Every word from Old French lance →