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
Ancestry of “lance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | lanzar | to throw; to launch; to pitch |
| 2 | Late Latin | lanceare | present active infinitive of lanceō |
| 3 | Latin | lancea | the Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂k- | to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,... |