Where does “bancorporation” come from?
bancorporation (English) comes from English corporation, from Late Latin corporatio, from Latin corporatus, from Latin corporare, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.
bancorporation (English): A bank holding company
Definitions
- A bank holding company
Ancestry of “bancorporation”, step by step
bancorporation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English corporation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | corporation | A body corporate, created by law or under... |
| 2 | Late Latin | corporatio | assumption of a body |
| 3 | Latin | corporatus | A member of a corporation; corporate |
| 4 | Latin | corporare | present active infinitive of corporō;... |
| 5 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |
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 |