Where does “palafanga” come from?

palafanga (Catalan) comes from Catalan pala, from Latin pāla — A shovel, spade.

palafanga (Catalan): spade

Definitions

  1. spade

Ancestry of “palafanga”, step by step

palafanga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan pala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpalashovel, spade
2LatinpālaA shovel, spade

via Catalan fanga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanfangaspade, spading fork
2Latinvangaa spade with a crossbar for applying the foot
Every word from Latin pāla →Every word from Catalan pala →