Where does “bunco” come from?

bunco (English) comes from Spanish banca, from Spanish Banco, from Old French bank, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bunco (English): A swindle or confidence trick; A parlour game...

Definitions

  1. A swindle or confidence trick; A parlour game...

Ancestry of “bunco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbancasmall bench; seat; financial system
2SpanishBancobank
3Old Frenchbank—
4Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Old French bank →