Where does “plinantsa” come from?
plinantsa (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano plantsa, from Spanish plancha, from French planche, from Old French planche, from Latin planca, from Latin palanca, from Ottoman Turkish پلانقه, from Italian paranco — to balk, beam.
plinantsa (Cebuano): straightened or flattened by ironing; clothes or...
Definitions
- straightened or flattened by ironing; clothes or...
Ancestry of “plinantsa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | plantsa | a smoothing iron; an iron; to iron out |
| 2 | Spanish | plancha | iron; ironing; slab |
| 3 | French | planche | board; spread; plank |
| 4 | Old French | planche | plank; board |
| 5 | Latin | planca | slat, plank |
| 6 | Latin | palanca | slat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded... |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | پلانقه | a kind of palisaded fortification erected by the... |
| 8 | Italian | paranco | hoist |
| 9 | Italian | palanco | Alternative form of paranco |
| 10 | Vulgar Latin | palanca | slat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded... |
| 11 | Latin | phalanga | wooden roller; carrying pole; alternative form of... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | φάλαγξ | line of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |