Where does “lançar” come from?
lançar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese lançar, from Latin lanceāre, from Latin lancea, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
lançar (Portuguese): to launch; to throw or shoot
Definitions
- to launch; to throw or shoot
Ancestry of “lançar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | lançar | to throw |
| 2 | Latin | lanceāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | lancea | the Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂k- | to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,... |
Words derived from “lançar”