Where does “Lanius” come from?
Lanius (Translingual) comes from Latin lanius, from Old Latin lacnius, from Proto-Indo-European lek- — to jump, to leap; to jump, scuttle; to tear, rend.
Ancestry of “Lanius”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | lanius | butcher |
| 2 | Old Latin | lacnius | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lek- | to jump, to leap; to jump, scuttle; to tear, rend |
Words derived from “Lanius”