Where does “bancari” come from?

bancari (Catalan) comes from Catalan banc, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bancari (Catalan): bank, banking

Definitions

  1. bank, banking

Ancestry of “bancari”, step by step

bancari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan banc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbancbench; bank; shoal
2Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Catalan ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanariAryan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Catalan banc →