Where does “banqueiro” come from?

banqueiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese banco, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

banqueiro (Portuguese): banker

Definitions

  1. banker

Ancestry of “banqueiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebancobank; bench; Clipping of banco de dados
2Italianbancodesk; counter; bench, table
3Old High Germanbankbench
4Proto-West Germanicbankibench
5Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic banki →