lansare

Forms

lansare f (plural lansări)^[1]

Etymology

It is formed from Romanian lansa + -re, the long infinitive of the verb, and names the action of launching and its result.^[1][2][3] The verb lansa is from French lancer, recorded from 1889 in Barițiu, in the variant lanța, which the DLR takes from German lancieren.^[4][5] The French verb goes back to Late Latin lanceō (“to wield a lance”), formed on Latin lancea (“lance”).^[6]

Earliest recorded meaning

MDA2 and the DLR date the noun to 1966, in the journal Limba română, where it is the sending out of a questionnaire: Hasdeu gathered his material „prin lansarea unui chestionar” “by launching a questionnaire” to the village intellectuals.^[7][8]

Semantic evolution

The noun follows every sense of lansa: the issuing of a decree or an arrest warrant, the sending of letters and invitations, the spreading of news and ideas, and the putting of a product on the market.^[7][8] The DLR quotes lansarea seriilor mari “the launching of large series” of a product from 1967.^[8] In 1979 the literary press used it for the presentation of a new book at a short ceremony, lansarea romanului, a sense still common for books, records and fashion collections.^[9] Technical senses are the throwing of something towards a target and the floating of a new ship.^[7][3]

Timeline

• 1889 – the verb lansa, as lanța, in Barițiu.^[4][5]
• 1966 – lansarea unui chestionar “the sending out of a questionnaire” in Limba română, the first record of the noun.^[7][8]
• 1967 – the putting of new products into series production.^[8]
• 1979 – the launch of a new book.^[9]

Meanings

Noun

1. The act of launching something or oneself, and its result.^[2]
2. The issuing of a law, a decree or an arrest warrant.^[7][8]
3. The spreading of news, opinions or theories; the putting of something into circulation.^[7]
4. The public presentation of a new work, especially a book, at a short ceremony: lansare de carte.^[9][7]
5. The bringing of a person to public notice or into society.^[7][8]
6. The putting of a new product on the market.^[7][8]
7. The throwing of something towards a distant target; the launching of a missile or rocket.^[7]
8. The floating of a newly built ship.^[3]

Related words

• lansa

References

1. ^ a b Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b DEX (2009), Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române [Explanatory dictionary of the Romanian language], Bucharest: Editura Univers Enciclopedic, p. 576
3. ^ a b c Marcu, Florin; Maneca, Constant (1986), Dicționar de neologisme, 3rd ed., București: Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România, p. s.v. lansare
4. ^ a b Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” (2010), Micul dicționar academic, 2nd ed., 4 vols., București: Univers Enciclopedic Gold, p. 1, 1309
5. ^ a b Academia Română (1965–2010), Dicționarul limbii române (DLR), serie nouă, tom I–XIX, București: Editura Academiei Române, p. s.v. lansa
6. ^ Rey, Alain, ed. (1992), Dictionnaire historique de la langue française, Paris: Le Robert
7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” (2010), Micul dicționar academic, 2nd ed., 4 vols., București: Univers Enciclopedic Gold, p. 1, 1310
8. ^ a b c d e f g h Academia Română (1965–2010), Dicționarul limbii române (DLR), serie nouă, tom I–XIX, București: Editura Academiei Române, p. s.v. lansare
9. ^ a b c Dimitrescu, Florica (1997), Dicționar de cuvinte recente, 2nd ed., București: Logos (with the 3rd ed., 2013, in CLRE), p. s.v. lansare