Where does “bandiest” come from?
bandiest (English) comes from English bandy, from French bander, from French bande, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá, from German a.
bandiest (English): superlative form of bandy: most bandy;...
Definitions
- superlative form of bandy: most bandy;...
Ancestry of “bandiest”, step by step
bandiest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bandy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bandy | To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange; To... |
| 2 | French | bander | to bandage; to flex, tighten the muscles, strain,... |
| 3 | French | bande | band, strip; stripe; strip |
| 4 | French | là | there; here, present |
| 5 | Italian | là | there |
| 6 | Spanish | la | feminine singular definite article; the |
| 7 | Portuguese | lá | there; used with an adverb phrase to indicate... |
| 8 | German | a | Alternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;... |
| 9 | German | a-Moll | A-minor |
| 10 | Hungarian | a | the; this; that |
| 11 | French | à | to; on the, to; at |
| 12 | Middle French | a | to; towards; third-person singular present... |
| 13 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 14 | Latin | A | — |
| 15 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |