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Where does “planchar” come from?

planchar (Spanish) comes from Spanish plancha, 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.

planchar (Spanish): to iron; to talk or chat romantically someone...

Definitions

  1. to iron; to talk or chat romantically someone...

Ancestry of “planchar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishplanchairon; ironing; slab
2Frenchplancheboard; spread; plank
3Old Frenchplancheplank; board
4Latinplancaslat, plank
5Latinpalancaslat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded...
6Ottoman Turkishپلانقهa kind of palisaded fortification erected by the...
7Italianparancohoist
8ItalianpalancoAlternative form of paranco
9Vulgar Latinpalancaslat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded...
10Latinphalangawooden roller; carrying pole; alternative form of...
11Ancient Greekφάλαγξline of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
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