Maschile

flanco

(Inglese)

flank

Frequenza

C2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈflɐ̃.ku/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From French flanc, from Middle French flanc, from Old French flanc, of Germanic origin, probably Frankish *hlanca, from Proto-Germanic *hlankaz (“flexible", "to bend”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleng- (“to bend”). Akin to Old High German hlanca (“loin”), Middle High German lanke (“hip joint”) (German lenken (“to bend, turn, lead”)), Old English hlanc (“loose, slender, flaccid, lank”). More at English lank.

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