Where does “lacerar” come from?

lacerar (Spanish) comes from Latin lacero, from Latin lacer, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂k-.

lacerar (Spanish): to cut, to lacerate

Definitions

  1. to cut, to lacerate

Ancestry of “lacerar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlaceroI rend, tear to pieces; I mutilate, lacerate; I...
2Latinlacerlacerated, mangled, torn to pieces
3Proto-Indo-European*leh₂k-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂k- →Every word from Latin lacer →Every word from Latin lacero →