Where does “chanca” come from?
chanca (Spanish) comes from Late Latin zanca, from Late Latin zancha — a kind of soft Parthian shoe.
chanca (Spanish): grinding; crushing
Definitions
- grinding; crushing
Ancestry of “chanca”, step by step
chanca traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Late Latin zanca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | zanca | a kind of soft Parthian shoe; Alternative... |
| 2 | Late Latin | zancha | a kind of soft Parthian shoe |
via Latin zanca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | zanca | Alternative spelling of zancha |
via Spanish chancar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | chancar | to crush |