Where does “bannum” come from?

bannum (Latin) comes from Frankish ban, from Proto-Germanic bannaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

bannum (Latin): Alternative form of bannus; accusative singular...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bannus; accusative singular...

Ancestry of “bannum”, step by step

bannum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish ban

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishban—
2Proto-Germanicbannanąto proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

via Latin balneum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
2Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
3Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man

Words derived from “bannum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →