Where does “lăncioară” come from?

lăncioară (Romanian) comes from Romanian lance, from Italian lancia, from Latin lancea, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Ancestry of “lăncioară”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	lance	spear, lance
2	Italian	lancia	lance, spear; nozzle; skiff, launch
3	Latin	lancea	the Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
4	Proto-Indo-European	pleh₂k-	to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Latin lancea →Every word from Italian lancia →