Where does “bankrott” come from?

bankrott (German) comes from Russian банкро́т, from Italian [[banca]] [[rotta]].

bankrott (German): bankrupt

Definitions

  1. bankrupt

Ancestry of “bankrott”, step by step

bankrott traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian банкро́т

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбанкро́тbankrupt, defaulter, insolvent
2Italian[[banca]] [[rotta]]—

via Italian banca rotta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbanca rottafailed bank

Words derived from “bankrott”

Every word from Italian [[banca]] [[rotta]] →Every word from Russian банкро́т →
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