Where does “bananrepublik” come from?

bananrepublik (Danish) comes from Danish republik, from French république, from Middle French république, from Latin republica, from Latin rēspublica, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

bananrepublik (Danish): banana republic

Definitions

banana republic

Ancestry of “bananrepublik”, step by step

bananrepublik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish republik

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	republik	republic
2	French	république	republic
3	Middle French	république	republic
4	Latin	republica	ablative singular of rēspublica
5	Latin	rēspublica	a republic, commonwealth; the state, nation
6	Latin	rēs	thing, object, stuff
7	Latin	vindicatio	civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
8	Latin	vindicō	to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
9	Latin	vindex	claimant, vindicator
10	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
11	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
12	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
13	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
14	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
15	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
16	Latin	calceus	shoe
17	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
18	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Danish banan

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	banan	banana
2	English	banana	An elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in...
3	Spanish	banana	banana fruit
4	Portuguese	banana	banana; penis; bras d'honneur
5	Wolof	banaana	banana

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →