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Where does “lanzamiento” come from?

lanzamiento (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,...

lanzamiento (Spanish): launch; throwing; release

Definitions

  1. launch; throwing; release

Ancestry of “lanzamiento”, 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,...
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