Where does “palenc” come from?

palenc (Catalan) comes from Catalan pal, from Old Occitan pal, from Latin palus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

Ancestry of “palenc”, step by step

palenc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan pal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpalstake; pole; pale
2Old Occitanpalstake
3Latinpalusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool; stake,...
4Proto-Italicpākslos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

via Catalan pals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpalsplural of pal
2Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
3Old Englishpāla pole, stake, post; a kind of hoe or spade
4Proto-West Germanic*pālpole, stake

Words derived from “palenc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos →Every word from Proto-Italic pākslos →