Where does “Palatschinke” come from?
Palatschinke (German) comes from Czech palačinka, from Hungarian palacsinta, from Romanian plăcintă, from Latin placenta, from Ancient Greek πλακόεντα, from Ancient Greek πλακοῦς, from Ancient Greek πλακόεις, from Ancient Greek πλάξ — flat.
Palatschinke (German): pancake
Definitions
- pancake
Ancestry of “Palatschinke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | palačinka | pancake, crêpe |
| 2 | Hungarian | palacsinta | pancake, crêpe |
| 3 | Romanian | plăcintă | pie |
| 4 | Latin | placenta | a round phyllo cake with a ribbed base and a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλακόεντα | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλακοῦς | flat cake |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλακόεις | flat |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλάξ | anything flat and broad |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pləks | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |