Where does “bancal” come from?

bancal (English) comes from Spanish abancalar, from Spanish á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

bancal (English): An ornamental covering, as of carpet or leather,...

Definitions

  1. An ornamental covering, as of carpet or leather,...

Ancestry of “bancal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishabancalarto terrace
2Spanishá-a-, non-, -less
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Spanish á- →