flanco

Concepts

flank

side

aspect

Synonyms

lado

banda

costado

aresta

Translations

flanc

fianco

côté

Flanke

kant

latus

zijde

Seite

costat

lado

flanco

zijkant

flanc

flank

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈflɐ̃.ku/

Etymology

Cognate with Old High German: hlanca

Cognate with Middle High German: lanke

Cognate with German: lenken

Cognate with Old English: hlanc

Cognate with English: lank

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.