Where does “bankkonto” come from?
bankkonto (Danish) comes from Danish konto, from Italian conto, from Latin comptus, from Latin comō, from Latin quōmodo, from Latin quō, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
bankkonto (Danish): bank account
Definitions
- bank account
Ancestry of “bankkonto”, step by step
bankkonto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish konto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | konto | account |
| 2 | Italian | conto | calculation; account; bill |
| 3 | Latin | comptus | brought together, formed, framed, constructed,... |
| 4 | Latin | comō | to bring together, form, frame, construct, arrange |
| 5 | Latin | quōmodo | in what manner or way?; how? |
| 6 | Latin | quō | whither, whereto, where |
| 7 | Latin | quī | who, that, which, what |
| 8 | Latin | -cumque | Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 9 | Latin | cumque | however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Danish bank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bank | bank; only used in certain expressions; knock |
| 2 | French | banque | bank |
| 3 | Italian | banco | desk; counter; bench, table |
| 4 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |