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Where does “planish” come from?

planish (English) comes from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.

planish (English): To repeatedly hammer so as to shape and smooth...

Definitions

  1. To repeatedly hammer so as to shape and smooth...

Ancestry of “planish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplānus—
2Ancient Greekπλάνοςwandering
3Ancient Greekπλανάωto make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl-néh₂-ti—

Words derived from “planish”

  • planisher
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