lanceo

See also: lanceó

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

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