Where does “planche” come from?
planche (Old French) comes from Latin planca, from Latin palanca, from Ottoman Turkish پلانقه, from Italian paranco, from Italian palanco, from Vulgar Latin palanca, from Latin phalanga, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ — to balk, beam.
planche (Old French): plank; board
Definitions
- plank; board
Ancestry of “planche”, step by step
planche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin planca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | planca | slat, plank |
| 2 | Latin | palanca | slat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | پلانقه | a kind of palisaded fortification erected by the... |
| 4 | Italian | paranco | hoist |
| 5 | Italian | palanco | Alternative form of paranco |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | palanca | slat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded... |
| 7 | Latin | phalanga | wooden roller; carrying pole; alternative form of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φάλαγξ | line of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |
via Vulgar Latin planca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | planca | — |