Where does “bandmember” come from?

bandmember (English) comes from English band, from German band, from French bande, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá, from German a.

bandmember (English): A member of a band

Definitions

  1. A member of a band

Ancestry of “bandmember”, step by step

bandmember traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English band

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbandA strip of material used for strengthening or...
2Germanbandpast of binden
3Frenchbandeband, strip; stripe; strip
4Frenchthere; here, present
5Italianthere
6Spanishlafeminine singular definite article; the
7Portuguesethere; used with an adverb phrase to indicate...
8GermanaAlternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;...
9Germana-MollA-minor
10Hungarianathe; this; that
11Frenchàto; on the, to; at
12Middle Frenchato; towards; third-person singular present...
13Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
14LatinA
15Etruscan𐌀and, also
16Ancient Greekᾱ̔

via English member

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmemberOne who officially belongs to a group; A part of...
2Middle Englishmembre
3Old Frenchmembrelimb
4Latinmembrumlimb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,...
5Proto-Italicmemzrom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-
Every word from Ancient Greek ᾱ̔Every word from Etruscan 𐌀Every word from Latin A