Where does “lance” come from?

lance (Spanish) comes from Spanish lanzar, from Late Latin lanceare, from Latin lancea, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

lance (Spanish): launch; throw; cast

Definitions

  1. launch; throw; cast

Ancestry of “lance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlanzarto throw; to launch; to pitch
2Late Latinlancearepresent active infinitive of lanceō
3Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “lance”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Latin lancea →Every word from Late Latin lanceare →