Where does “banquette” come from?

banquette (French) comes from Italian banchetta, from Italian banca, from Proto-Germanic bankô — bank, embankment; a hill.

banquette (French): seat

Definitions

  1. seat

Ancestry of “banquette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbanchettathird-person singular present indicative of...
2Italianbancabank; third-person singular present indicative of...
3Proto-Germanicbankôbank, embankment; a hill

Words derived from “banquette”

Every word from Proto-Germanic bankô →Every word from Italian banca →Every word from Italian banchetta →