Where does “banco” come from?

banco (Indonesian) comes from Portuguese banco, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

banco (Indonesian): counter, desk (in a bank)

Definitions

  1. counter, desk (in a bank)

Ancestry of “banco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebancobank; bench; Clipping of banco de dados
2Italianbancodesk; counter; bench, table
3Old High Germanbankbench
4Proto-West Germanicbankibench
5Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic banki →
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