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
- knock, blow
Ancestry of “bank”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | banka | to knock, to beat; inflection of banki: ##... |
| 2 | Danish | banke | a bank; to knock; to hammer |
| 3 | Danish | bakke | hill, rise, slope; tray, salver; jaw |
| 4 | English | back | Near the rear; Not current; Far from the main... |
| 5 | French | bac | ferry; vat; high school exit exam in France; A... |
| 6 | French | baccalauréat | baccalaureat; bachelor's degree |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | baccalaureatus | bachelor's degree |
| 8 | Latin | baccalaureus | bachelor |
| 9 | Latin | laurea | laurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of... |
| 10 | Latin | laurus | laurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel |
| 11 | English | -aceous | Of, relating to, resembling or containing the... |
| 12 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 13 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 14 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |