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Where does “palenque” come from?

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

palenque (English): A community of runaway slaves

Definitions

  1. A community of runaway slaves

Ancestry of “palenque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishPalenque—
2Spanishpalenquepalisade; pit
3Catalanpalenc—
4Catalanpalstake; pole; pale
5Old Occitanpalstake
6Latinpalusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool; stake,...
7Proto-Italicpākslos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
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