Where does “bancal” come from?
bancal (French) comes from Old Occitan bancal, from Medieval Latin bancalis, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
bancal (French): bandy-legged; rickety, wobbly; shaky, unclear,...
Definitions
- bandy-legged; rickety, wobbly; shaky, unclear,...
Ancestry of “bancal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | bancal | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | bancalis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |