Where does “bandit” come from?
Bandit comes from Italian bandito, past participle of bandire, from Frankish bannjan, meaning to summon or proclaim by decree.
bandit (English): One who robs others in a lawless area, especially...
Definitions
- One who robs others in a lawless area, especially...
Ancestry of “bandit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bandito | bandit, outlaw; past participle of bandire |
| 2 | Italian | bandire | to announce; to ban; to banish |
| 3 | Latin | bannio | I proclaim; I proscribe |
| 4 | Frankish | bannijan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bannaną | to proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |