Where does “lantsa” come from?
lantsa (Tagalog) comes from Spanish lancha, from Portuguese lancha, from Malay lancar, from Portuguese lançar, from Old Portuguese lançar, from Latin lanceāre, from Latin lancea, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
lantsa (Tagalog): launch; large, open motorboat
Definitions
- launch; large, open motorboat
Ancestry of “lantsa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | lancha | boat, motorboat, speedboat; launch |
| 2 | Portuguese | lancha | any small and fast boat; motorboat |
| 3 | Malay | lancar | smooth; to launch; fluent |
| 4 | Portuguese | lançar | to launch; to throw or shoot |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | lançar | to throw |
| 6 | Latin | lanceāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | lancea | the Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂k- | to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,... |