lanceo

lanceo

See also: lanceó

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From lancea (short javelin”, “light spear”, “lance) + (suffix forming first-conjugation verbs).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    lanceō (present infinitive lanceāre); first conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

    1. (Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin, intransitive) to wield or handle a lance
    2. (Medieval Latin, transitive, construed with accusative of object) to launch or shoot (especially something akin to a javelin or spear)
    3. (Medieval Latin, transitive, construed with accusative of person) to pierce (someone) through with a pike, sword, dagger, vel sim.

    Conjugation

    Synonyms

    • (I launch, shoot): mittō (Classical)

    Descendants

    • Friulian: slançâ (with s-)
    • Italian: lanciare
    • Old French: lancier
      • French: lancer (see there for further descendants)
      • Old Northern French: lanchier
    • Old Occitan:
    • Piedmontese: lansé
    • Sicilian: lanzari
    • Venetan: lansar
    • Ibero-Romance:
    • Borrowings:

    References

    Spanish

    Verb

    lanceo

    1. first-person singular present indicative of lancear