Where does “bandera” come from?

bandera (Polish) comes from Italian bandiera, from Italian banda, from Frankish binda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bandera (Polish): ensign, flag flown on ships to indicate...

Definitions

  1. ensign, flag flown on ships to indicate...

Ancestry of “bandera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbandieraflag
2Italianbandaside; tape or strip; bend
3Frankishbindajoin, link
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bandera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Frankish binda →Every word from Italian banda →