Where does “Bankrott” come from?

Bankrott (Luxembourgish) comes from German bankrott, from Russian банкро́т, from Italian [[banca]] [[rotta]].

Bankrott (Luxembourgish): bankruptcy

Definitions

  1. bankruptcy

Ancestry of “Bankrott”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbankrottbankrupt
2Russianбанкро́тbankrupt, defaulter, insolvent
3Italian[[banca]] [[rotta]]—
Every word from Italian [[banca]] [[rotta]] →Every word from Russian банкро́т →Every word from German bankrott →