Where does “contrabando” come from?
contrabando (Italian) comes from Italian bando, from Latin bannum, from Frankish ban, from Proto-Germanic bannaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
Ancestry of “contrabando”, step by step
contrabando traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian bando
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bando | announcement, notice, call; banishment; ban |
| 2 | Latin | bannum | Alternative form of bannus; accusative singular... |
| 3 | Frankish | ban | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bannaną | to proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |