Where does “lanzadera” come from?

lanzadera (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,...

lanzadera (Spanish): shuttle

Definitions

  1. shuttle

Ancestry of “lanzadera”, 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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Latin lancea →Every word from Late Latin lanceare →