lanciai
Lanciai is the first-person singular form of the Italian verb lanciare in the passato remoto, the simple past tense used primarily in literary and formal narration to describe completed actions in the distant past. The meaning of lanciare includes to throw, launch, or propel, depending on context.
Lanciare derives from the noun lancia (lance), which itself comes from Latin lancea. The sense of throwing
In contemporary Italian, the passato prossimo with avere or essere is the standard way to express past
Lanciai una freccia contro il bersaglio. (I launched/shot a arrow at the target.) In modern prose, the
Related forms include the base verb lanciare, the noun lancia, and the broader concept of the passato