Where does “banc” come from?
Bank comes from French banc, from Middle French banque, from Italian banca, from Old High German bank meaning bench or table.
banc (English): A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or...
Definitions
- A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or...
Ancestry of “banc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | bank | the bank of a river or lake |
| 2 | Old English | banc | bank, hillock, embankment |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |