Where does “bankensector” come from?

bankensector (Dutch) comes from Dutch bank, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bankensector (Dutch): bank sector

Definitions

  1. bank sector

Ancestry of “bankensector”, step by step

bankensector traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbankbench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are...
2Italianbancodesk; counter; bench, table
3Old High Germanbankbench
4Proto-West Germanicbankibench
5Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Dutch sector

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsectorsector
2LatinsectorOne who cuts or cuts off, cutter; A purchaser or...
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg-Every word from Proto-Germanic bankizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic banki
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