Where does “apalancar” come from?

apalancar (Spanish) comes from Spanish palanca, from Vulgar Latin palanca, from Latin phalanga, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

apalancar (Spanish): to raise or open with a lever; to hide, put out...

Definitions

  1. to raise or open with a lever; to hide, put out...

Ancestry of “apalancar”, step by step

apalancar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish palanca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpalancalever; leverage, influence; joystick
2Vulgar Latinpalancaslat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded...
3Latinphalangawooden roller; carrying pole; alternative form of...
4Ancient Greekφάλαγξline of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

via Catalan palanca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpalancagangplank

Words derived from “apalancar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek φάλαγξEvery word from Latin phalanga