Lancination
/ˌlæn.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/noun
The act of stabbing or piercing; a sharp, lancinating pain.
Did you know?Lancination entered English through Latin medical writing, where it described pain that feels like being pierced, preserving the weapon-image in a clinical word.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*lengʰ-
“to jump, spring, or leap”
Latin
Latin
lancea
“a light spear or lance”
Latin
Latin
lancinare
“to tear or lacerate; to stab or rend”
Late Latin
Late Latin
lancinationem
“a stabbing, tearing pain”
Middle English
English
lancinacioun
“a stabbing or piercing pain”
Modern English
English
lancination
“the act of stabbing or a sharp, piercing pain”
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