Where does “banishment” come from?
Banishment comes from Middle English -ment, Old French -ment, Latin -mentum (a suffix denoting action or result), ultimately from Latin mens meaning mind, derived from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
banishment (English): The act of banishing; The state of being...
Definitions
- The act of banishing; The state of being...
Ancestry of “banishment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | banish | To send someone away and forbid that person from... |
| 2 | Middle English | banishen | To condemn, to outlaw by authority |
| 3 | Old French | baniss- | — |
| 4 | Old French | banir | to proclaim, ban, banish |
| 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- | — |