Where does “banlieue” come from?

banlieue (French) comes from Old French banlieue, from Latin banleuca.

banlieue (French): suburb

Definitions

  1. suburb

Ancestry of “banlieue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbanlieue—
2Latinbanleuca—

Words derived from “banlieue”

Every word from Latin banleuca →Every word from Old French banlieue →