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Where does “bank” come from?

bank (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic banka, from Danish banke, from Danish bakke, from English back, from French bac, from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus — Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...

bank (Icelandic): knock, blow

Definitions

  1. knock, blow

Ancestry of “bank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbankato knock, to beat; inflection of banki: ##...
2Danishbankea bank; to knock; to hammer
3Danishbakkehill, rise, slope; tray, salver; jaw
4EnglishbackNear the rear; Not current; Far from the main...
5Frenchbacferry; vat; high school exit exam in France; A...
6Frenchbaccalauréatbaccalaureat; bachelor's degree
7Medieval Latinbaccalaureatusbachelor's degree
8Latinbaccalaureusbachelor
9Latinlaurealaurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of...
10Latinlauruslaurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel
11English-aceousOf, relating to, resembling or containing the...
12Latin-āceus—
13Latin-āx—
14Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
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