myEtymology.com: English etymology of lanciform

Etymology of the English word lanciform

the English word lanciform

derived from the English word lance

derived from the Old French word lance

derived from the Late Latin word lancea (lance; long light spear)

using the English suffix -form

derived from the Latin word forma (form; shape, likeness; form, likeness; shape, form; form, figure, appearance)

derived from the Greek word forma