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Where does “bandoleer” come from?

bandoleer (English) comes from English bandollier, from Middle French bandoulliere, from Catalan bandolera, from Catalan bàndol, from Old Spanish bando.

bandoleer (English): A pocketed belt for holding ammunition, worn over...

Definitions

  1. A pocketed belt for holding ammunition, worn over...

Ancestry of “bandoleer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbandollier—
2Middle Frenchbandoulliere—
3Catalanbandolerafemale equivalent of bandoler
4Catalanbàndolband, group
5Old Spanishbando—
Every word from Old Spanish bando →