Where does “lanca” come from?

lanca (Polish) comes from Middle High German lanze, from Old French lance, from Latin lancea, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

lanca (Polish): lance

Definitions

  1. lance

Ancestry of “lanca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlanze—
2Old Frenchlancelance weapon
3Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “lanca”

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