Where does “contrabander” come from?
contrabander (English) comes from English contraband, from Spanish contrabanda, from French contrebande, from Italian contrabbando, from Italian bando, from Latin bannum, from Frankish ban, from Proto-Germanic bannaną.
contrabander (English): A smuggler; a contrabandist
Definitions
- A smuggler; a contrabandist
Ancestry of “contrabander”, step by step
contrabander traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English contraband
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | contraband | any goods which are illicit or illegal to... |
| 2 | Spanish | contrabanda | Archaic spelling of contrabando |
| 3 | French | contrebande | smuggling |
| 4 | Italian | contrabbando | smuggling; contraband; first-person singular... |
| 5 | Italian | bando | announcement, notice, call; banishment; ban |
| 6 | Latin | bannum | Alternative form of bannus; accusative singular... |
| 7 | Frankish | ban | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bannaną | to proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |