Where does “bankerage” come from?
bankerage (English) comes from English brokerage, from English broker, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
bankerage (English): Banking; A brokerage institution that also offers...
Definitions
- Banking; A brokerage institution that also offers...
Ancestry of “bankerage”, step by step
bankerage traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English brokerage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brokerage | A business, firm, or company whose business is to... |
| 2 | English | broker | comparative form of broke: more broke; A mediator... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English age
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | age | The whole duration of a being, whether animal,... |
| 2 | Middle English | age | The age of someone or rarely something; how old someone is |
| 3 | Old French | aage | age |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | aetaticum | age |
| 5 | Latin | aetās | the period of a life: lifetime, lifespan |
| 6 | Latin | aevitās | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | aiwotāts | age |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via English Banker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Banker | A native or resident of the Outer Banks of North... |
| 2 | English | Bank | A major London Underground station in the City of London, named after the Bank of England and one of the busiest stations on the network OS grid ref TQ3281 |
| 3 | Swedish | bänk | bench, a long sofa without bolster; bench; where... |
| 4 | Dutch | bank | bench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are... |
| 5 | Italian | banco | desk; counter; bench, table |
| 6 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |