Where does “banco” come from?
banco (Italian) comes from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
banco (Italian): desk; counter; bench, table
Definitions
- desk; counter; bench, table
Ancestry of “banco”, step by step
banco traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old High German bank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
via Lombardic bank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lombardic | bank | bench, counter |
via Old High German banc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | banc | counter, bench |