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Where does “planisher” come from?

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

planisher (English): One who, or that which, planishes

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, planishes

Ancestry of “planisher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplanishTo repeatedly hammer so as to shape and smooth...
2Latinplānus—
3Ancient Greekπλάνοςwandering
4Ancient Greekπλανάωto make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl-néh₂-ti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti →