Where does “contrabandism” come from?
contrabandism (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.
contrabandism (English): traffic in contraband goods; smuggling
Definitions
- traffic in contraband goods; smuggling
Ancestry of “contrabandism”, step by step
contrabandism 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 ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |