Etymology

elance

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Today it means: To throw like a lance; to hurl. Full definition →

French élancer ← Old French eslancier ← Latin ex
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The story

  1. French · derived fromlancer“to dart, throw”
  2. Latin · derived fromex
  3. Old French · derived fromeslancier
  4. French · derived fromélancer
  5. English todayelance

From French élancer (Old French eslancier), from es- (Latin ex) + French lancer (“to dart, throw”), from lance.

Words from the same roots

Latinex all →

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