Where does “bandiera” come from?

bandiera (Italian) comes from Italian banda, from Frankish binda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bandiera (Italian): flag

Definitions

  1. flag

Ancestry of “bandiera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbandaside; tape or strip; bend
2Frankishbindajoin, link
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bandiera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Frankish binda →Every word from Italian banda →