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Uncertain. De Vaan (2008) proposes Proto-Italic *lanios, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃lomH-io- (with unrounding of *o to /a/ after /l/, かつ palatalization of -mi- to -ni-), from Proto-Indo-European *lem(H)- (“to break”).[1] On the other hand, Ernout and Meillet (1985) argue based on semantics that this word is more likely to be a derivative of the verb laniō (“rip up, tear to pieces”) than the reverse.[2] Both dictionaries mention a hypothesis that this word could be of Etruscan origin (as lanista, which looks related, is alleged by Isidore to be from Etruscan), but De Vaan is reluctant to accept that as the origin.
According to another hypothesis, the word is cognate to Latin lacer (“torn, mangled”), lacinia (“edge, flap”) and Ancient Greek λᾰκίζω (lakízō, “to tear to pieces”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂k- (“to tear, rend”), via Old Latin lacnius.
lanius m (genitive laniī または lanī); second declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | lanius | laniī |
Genitive | laniī lanī1 |
laniōrum |
Dative | laniō | laniīs |
Accusative | lanium | laniōs |
Ablative | laniō | laniīs |
Vocative | lanī | laniī |