Where does “banner” come from?

banner (French) comes from English banner, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

banner (French): promotional tool

Definitions

  1. promotional tool

Ancestry of “banner”, step by step

banner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English banner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbannerA flag or standard used by a military commander,...
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-ārefirst conjugation
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via French banne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbannetipcart; cart used to transport coal; wicker...
2Late Latinbennawicker carriage; kind of carriage
3Gaulishbennacarriage
4Proto-Celtic*bendā
Every word from Chichewa iye