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Where does “lansa” come from?

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

lansa (Old Occitan): lance

Definitions

  1. lance

Ancestry of “lansa”, 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 “lansa”

  • llança
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