Where does “lancinant” come from?

lancinant (Romanian) comes from French lancinant, from French lanciner, from Latin lancino, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

lancinant (Romanian): throbbing

Definitions

  1. throbbing

Ancestry of “lancinant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlancinantthrobbing
2Frenchlancinerto inflict a sharp pain
3LatinlancinoI rend, mangle, lacerate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Latin lancino →Every word from French lanciner →