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Where does “lansa” come from?

lansa (Romanian) comes from French lancer, from Old French lancier, from French lance, from Old French lance, from Latin lancea, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

lansa (Romanian): to pitch; to launch

Definitions

  1. to pitch; to launch

Ancestry of “lansa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlancerto throw; to start, to launch; a throw
2Old Frenchlancier—
3Frenchlancea spear, lance; a soldier armed with a lance; a...
4Old Frenchlancelance
5Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “lansa”

  • lansator
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