Plank

Morpheme

Plank

Type

free base

Denotation

thick board, broad slab

Etymology

Middle English plank, planke; Old French planke, planque; Vulgar Latin planca, from palanca; Latin phalanga; Ancient Greek phálanx

Evidence

centerplank, gangplank, plank, plankage, plankboard, planked, planker, planking, plankless, planklike, plankowner, planks, plankway, plankwise, planky, replank, unplank

Notes

plank, phalanx, phalange, planch, planche, and plancha are doublets