English
lancegay
Lancegay comes from Latin lancea ‘The Roman auxiliaries' short javelin’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElancea‘The Roman auxiliaries' short javelin’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400lance
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400lancegaye
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500launcegay‘a light lance’
- Englishtodaylancegay
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElancea‘The Roman auxiliaries' short javelin’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400lance
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400lancegaye
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500launcegay‘a light lance’
- Englishtodaylancegay
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k- ‘to hit’
plant, peel, plague, fling, plaintive, 11 more
through Latin lancea ‘The Roman auxiliaries' short javelin’
Today it means
noun A type of spear, javelin or lance.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin lancea / lancegay