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Where does “bandoulliere” come from?

bandoulliere (Middle French) comes from Catalan bandolera, from Catalan bàndol, from Old Spanish bando.

Ancestry of “bandoulliere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbandolerafemale equivalent of bandoler
2Catalanbàndolband, group
3Old Spanishbando—

Words derived from “bandoulliere”

  • bandolier
  • bandoleer
  • bandoliered
  • bandolierwise
  • bandollier
Every word from Old Spanish bando →