Lacerated
/ˈlæs.ə.reɪ.tɪd/noun
Torn or deeply cut into ragged pieces.
Did you know?Lacerated comes from Latin lacerare, “to tear to pieces,” from lacer, “torn, mangled,” a root that gave English one of its most visceral words for damage.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*lak-
“to tear, split, or rend”
Latin
Latin
lacer
“torn, mangled, or lacerated”
Latin
Latin
lacerāre
“to tear to pieces, mangle”
Late Latin
Latin
lacerātus
“torn to pieces”
Middle English
English
lacerat
“torn or mangled”
Modern English
English
lacerated
“torn or deeply cut into ragged pieces”
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