Where does “banlieue” come from?

banlieue (English) comes from French banlieue, from Old French banlieue, from Latin banleuca.

banlieue (English): The outskirts of a city, especially in France,...

Definitions

  1. The outskirts of a city, especially in France,...

Ancestry of “banlieue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbanlieuesuburb
2Old Frenchbanlieue—
3Latinbanleuca—
Every word from Latin banleuca →Every word from Old French banlieue →Every word from French banlieue →
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