Where does “bandkini” come from?

bandkini (English) comes from English bandeau, from French bandeau, from Old French bandel, from Old French bande, from Frankish binda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bandkini (English): A swimsuit consisting of a generally strapless...

Definitions

  1. A swimsuit consisting of a generally strapless...

Ancestry of “bandkini”, step by step

bandkini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bandeau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbandeauA band for the hair; A band; A narrow, tight bra,...
2Frenchbandeauheadband, bandeau; bandage; blindfold
3Old Frenchbandel—
4Old Frenchbandeband
5Frankishbindajoin, link
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via English Bikini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBikiniBikini atoll
2FrenchBikiniBikini atoll
3GermanBikiniA bikini, scanty two-piece bathing suit, named...
4MarshallesePikinni—
5Marshallesepika plane surface; a layer; a stratum
6Marshallesepikpik—
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