lanzamiento

/lanθaˈmjento/ · B1 · noun · m

launch

lanzamiento — launch

🚀 lanzar = to throw, from lance; English launch is the same root

Latin lancea (a spear) gave Spanish lanzar, to hurl, and Old French lancier, which became English launch. Add -miento, the Spanish -ment suffix: lanzamiento = launch-ment, the act of throwing or launching.

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