Where does “lanzar” come from?

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

lanzar (Spanish): to throw; to launch; to pitch

Definitions

  1. to throw; to launch; to pitch

Ancestry of “lanzar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lanzar”

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