Where does “capobanda” come from?

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

capobanda (Italian): bandmaster; ringleader, gang leader

Definitions

  1. bandmaster; ringleader, gang leader

Ancestry of “capobanda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbandaside; tape or strip; bend
2Frankishbindajoin, link
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Frankish binda →Every word from Italian banda →
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