Where does “plancher” come from?
plancher (English) comes from French plancher, from French planche, from Old French planche, from Latin planca, from Latin palanca, from Ottoman Turkish پلانقه, from Italian paranco, from Italian palanco — to balk, beam.
plancher (English): A floor made of wood; A plank; The underside of a...
Definitions
- A floor made of wood; A plank; The underside of a...
Ancestry of “plancher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | plancher | floor; lower limit; to talk |
| 2 | French | planche | board; spread; plank |
| 3 | Old French | planche | plank; board |
| 4 | Latin | planca | slat, plank |
| 5 | Latin | palanca | slat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded... |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | پلانقه | a kind of palisaded fortification erected by the... |
| 7 | Italian | paranco | hoist |
| 8 | Italian | palanco | Alternative form of paranco |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | palanca | slat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded... |
| 10 | Latin | phalanga | wooden roller; carrying pole; alternative form of... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | φάλαγξ | line of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |