Where does “Banker” come from?
Banker derives from English bank plus the agent suffix -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -are (infinitive ending) and -arius (agent suffix), ultimately from Proto-Italic -os.
Banker (English): A native or resident of the Outer Banks of North...
Definitions
- A native or resident of the Outer Banks of North...
Ancestry of “Banker”, step by step
Banker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bank | A major London Underground station in the City of London, named after the Bank of England and one of the busiest stations on the network OS grid ref TQ3281 |
| 2 | Swedish | bänk | bench, a long sofa without bolster; bench; where... |
| 3 | Dutch | bank | bench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are... |
| 4 | Italian | banco | desk; counter; bench, table |
| 5 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
via English bank on
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bank on | To rely on someone or something; to count on something; to depend on something |