Where does “bantchi” come from?

bantchi (Norman) comes from Norman -yi, from Old French -ier, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

bantchi (Norman): to bank; banker

Definitions

  1. to bank; banker

Ancestry of “bantchi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norman-yi—
2Old French-iersuffix used to form infinitives of first...
3Latin-āriuser
4Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from Old French -ier →