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Where does “planche” come from?

planche (English) comes from French planche, from Old French planche, from Latin planca, from Latin palanca, from Ottoman Turkish پلانقه, from Italian paranco, from Italian palanco, from Vulgar Latin palanca — to balk, beam.

planche (English): A position where the gymnast is horizontal and...

Definitions

  1. A position where the gymnast is horizontal and...

Ancestry of “planche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplancheboard; spread; plank
2Old Frenchplancheplank; board
3Latinplancaslat, plank
4Latinpalancaslat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded...
5Ottoman Turkishپلانقهa kind of palisaded fortification erected by the...
6Italianparancohoist
7ItalianpalancoAlternative form of paranco
8Vulgar Latinpalancaslat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded...
9Latinphalangawooden roller; carrying pole; alternative form of...
10Ancient Greekφάλαγξline of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
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