lacer

Meaning

lacerated, mangled, torn to pieces

Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈɫa.kɛr]
Etymology

From Proto-Italic *lakeros, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂k- (“to tear, rend”). Cognate with lancinō, Ancient Greek λᾰκίς (lăkís, “rending, tatters”), Proto-Slavic *laxъ (“rags”) (whence Polish łach (“id”)).

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