Where does “bandito” come from?
bandito (English) comes from Italian bandito, from Italian bandire, from Latin bannio, from Frankish bannijan, from Proto-Germanic bannaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
bandito (English): A bandit, particularly of the type associated...
Definitions
- A bandit, particularly of the type associated...
Ancestry of “bandito”, 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- | — |