Where does “cross-banded” come from?
cross-banded (English) comes from English banded, from English Band-Aid, from English aid, from Middle English aiden, from Middle French ayder, from Old French aidier, from Latin adiūtō, from Latin -tō — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
Ancestry of “cross-banded”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | banded | Marked with bands of colour; Divided into bands;... |
| 2 | English | Band-Aid | An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound |
| 3 | English | aid | Help; assistance; succor, relief; A helper; an... |
| 4 | Middle English | aiden | To aid |
| 5 | Middle French | ayder | to help; to aid |
| 6 | Old French | aidier | to help |
| 7 | Latin | adiūtō | to help, serve, assist |
| 8 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 9 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |