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
Ancestry of “bananrepublik”, step by step