Where does “banking” come from?
Banking derives from English bank, from French banc, from Middle French banque, from Italian banca, from Old High German bank.
banking (English): The business of managing a bank; The occupation...
Definitions
- The business of managing a bank; The occupation...
Ancestry of “banking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bank | An institution where one can place and borrow... |
| 2 | Middle English | banke | — |
| 3 | Old English | banca | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bankô | bank, embankment; a hill |
Words derived from “banking”