Where does “bankaŭtomato” come from?
bankaŭtomato (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto banko, from English Bank, from Swedish bänk, from Dutch bank, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz — to break.
bankaŭtomato (Esperanto): an automated teller machine
Definitions
- an automated teller machine
Ancestry of “bankaŭtomato”, step by step
bankaŭtomato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto banko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | banko | bank |
| 2 | English | Bank | A major London Underground station in the City of London, named after the Bank of England and one of the busiest stations on the network OS grid ref TQ3281 |
| 3 | Swedish | bänk | bench, a long sofa without bolster; bench; where... |
| 4 | Dutch | bank | bench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are... |
| 5 | Italian | banco | desk; counter; bench, table |
| 6 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
via Esperanto aŭtomato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | aŭtomato | automaton |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |