lanciato

Lanciato is the past participle of the Italian verb lanciare, meaning to throw or to launch. In Italian, lanciato functions both as a participle in compound tenses and as an adjective, conveying the sense that something has been started, released, or set in motion. Its meaning is context-dependent and can refer to a launch in a physical sense (throwing) or a figurative sense (a product, campaign, or initiative that has been introduced).

As an adjective, lanciato agrees with the gender and number of the noun it modifies. Examples include: lanciato (masculine singular), lanciata (feminine singular), lanciati (masculine plural), lanciate (feminine plural). In practice, it is commonly used to describe things that have been formally launched or released, such as “un prodotto lanciato sul mercato” (a product launched on the market) or “una campagna lanciata dal governo” (a campaign launched by the government).

In grammatical use, lanciato appears in periphrastic tenses with auxiliary verbs: “è stato lanciato” (has/have been launched) or “è stato lanciato dal team” (was launched by the team). It can also appear in active voice where it agrees with the object: “hanno lanciato una nuova app” (they launched a new app), where the verb lanciare is used in a finite form rather than the past participle.

Etymology generally traces lanciare to the Latin root related to lancea or lancia, connected with throwing or projecting. The form lanciato reflects standard Italian participial development from that verb.