Where does “gonfaloniere” come from?

gonfaloniere (Italian) comes from Italian gonfalone, from Old French gonfanon, from Frankish gundfano, from Proto-Germanic gunþifanô, from Proto-Germanic gunþiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

gonfaloniere (Italian): gonfalonier; standard-bearer

Definitions

  1. gonfalonier; standard-bearer

Ancestry of “gonfaloniere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangonfalonebanner
2Old Frenchgonfanongonfalon
3Frankishgundfano—
4Proto-Germanicgunþifanôwar banner
5Proto-Germanicgunþizbattle
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntisstriking, killing
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “gonfaloniere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis →