Lanciform
/ˈlænsɪfɔːrm/noun
Shaped like a lance or spear.
Did you know?Lanciform comes from Latin lancea, a spear, plus -formis, “shaped like,” so its “mystery” is not occult but martial: the language of weapons became the language of anatomy and design.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
lancea
“a spear or javelin”
Latin
Latin
-formis
“having the form of; shaped like”
Late Latin
Latin
lanceiformis
“spear-shaped”
16th–17th Century
English
lanciform
“shaped like a lance or spear”
Modern English
English
lanciform
“having the shape of a lance”