Where does “banc” come from?
banc (Catalan) comes from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
banc (Catalan): bench; bank; shoal
Ancestry of “banc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
Words derived from “banc”