Where does “bandiness” come from?
bandiness (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.
bandiness (English): The state or quality of being bandy
Definitions
- The state or quality of being bandy
Ancestry of “bandiness”, step by step
| 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 | — |