Where does “pandour” come from?

pandour (English) comes from Serbo-Croatian pandur, from Serbo-Croatian bandur, from Latin banderarius — banneret.

pandour (English): One of a class of Croatian skirmishers serving in...

Definitions

  1. One of a class of Croatian skirmishers serving in...

Ancestry of “pandour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpandurpoliceman; tipstaff; redcoat
2Serbo-Croatianbandur—
3Latinbanderariusbanneret
Every word from Latin banderarius →Every word from Serbo-Croatian bandur →Every word from Serbo-Croatian pandur →