palanca

Occitan

/paˈlaŋ.kɐ/

noun
Definitions
  • plank, board
  • (nautical) gangway, plank

Etymology

Inherited from Old Occitan palanca inherited from Latin palanca, phalanga (pole for carrying things, wooden roller, roller pole for moving heavy objects, roller, pole) derived from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (battle order, array, log, etc, body of soldiers, trunk, phalanx, battle array, stem).

Origin

Ancient Greek

φάλαγξ

Gloss

battle order, array, log, etc, body of soldiers, trunk, phalanx, battle array, stem

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