Where does “planșeu” come from?
planșeu (Romanian) comes from French plancher, from French planche, from Old French planche, from Latin planca, from Latin palanca, from Ottoman Turkish پلانقه, from Italian paranco, from Italian palanco — to balk, beam.
planșeu (Romanian): floor
Definitions
- floor
Ancestry of “planșeu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | plancher | floor; lower limit; to talk |
| 2 | French | planche | board; spread; plank |
| 3 | Old French | planche | plank; board |
| 4 | Latin | planca | slat, plank |
| 5 | Latin | palanca | slat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded... |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | پلانقه | a kind of palisaded fortification erected by the... |
| 7 | Italian | paranco | hoist |
| 8 | Italian | palanco | Alternative form of paranco |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | palanca | slat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded... |
| 10 | Latin | phalanga | wooden roller; carrying pole; alternative form of... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | φάλαγξ | line of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |