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lanceo.

to wield or handle a lance

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈɫaŋ.ke.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈlan̠ʲ.t͡ʃe.o]

  1. to wield or handle a lance

    Ecclesiastical · Late-Latin · Latin · conjugation-1 · intransitive · no-perfect

  2. to launch or shoot (especially something akin to a javelin or spear)

    Medieval-Latin · conjugation-1 · no-perfect · transitive

  3. to pierce (someone) through with a pike, sword, dagger, vel sim.

    Medieval-Latin · conjugation-1 · no-perfect · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin lancea Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin lanceō From lancea (“short javelin”, “light spear”, “lance”) + -ō (suffix forming first-conjugation verbs).

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