Where does “bananary” come from?
bananary (English) comes from English banana, from Spanish banana, from Portuguese banana, from Wolof banaana — banana.
Ancestry of “bananary”, step by step
bananary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English banana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | banana | An elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in... |
| 2 | Spanish | banana | banana fruit |
| 3 | Portuguese | banana | banana; penis; bras d'honneur |
| 4 | Wolof | banaana | banana |
via English ry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ry | A test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems |