Where does “bandit” come from?
bandit (Indonesian) comes from Dutch bandiet, from Middle French bandit, from Italian bandito, from Italian bandire, from Latin bannio, from Frankish bannijan, from Proto-Germanic bannaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
bandit (Indonesian): bandit
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Ancestry of “bandit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bandiet | bandit, brigand; exile, someone who has been... |
| 2 | Middle French | bandit | — |
| 3 | Italian | bandito | bandit, outlaw; past participle of bandire |
| 4 | Italian | bandire | to announce; to ban; to banish |
| 5 | Latin | bannio | I proclaim; I proscribe |
| 6 | Frankish | bannijan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bannaną | to proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |