launch
/ˈlɔːntʃ/LAWNCH
/ˈlɔntʃ/LAWNCH
Meaningto hurl a spear
Common meaning: to set going
Other meanings: to hurl
- launcha light spearLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1032 · scan
Journey through time
- Latinlancea, -ae‘a light spear’
- Middle Englishlacchensource
- Englishmeaning shiftsa light spear → to set goinglaunch‘to set going’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin lancea ‘a light spear’.
Roots
- lancea, -ae Latin “a light spear”
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