Where does “lançadura” come from?

lançadura (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese lançar, from Old Portuguese lançar, from Latin lanceāre, from Latin lancea, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

lançadura (Portuguese): pitch act or effect of launching

Definitions

  1. pitch act or effect of launching

Ancestry of “lançadura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselançarto launch; to throw or shoot
2Old Portugueselançarto throw
3Latinlanceāre—
4Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Latin lancea →Every word from Latin lanceāre →