Where does “banto” come from?

banto (Portuguese) comes from English bantu, from Proto-Bantu bàntʊ̀ — plural of *mʊ̀ntʊ̀; people.

banto (Portuguese): Bantu largest African language family of the Niger-Congo group

Definitions

  1. Bantu largest African language family of the Niger-Congo group

Ancestry of “banto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbantuA member of any of the African ethnic groups that speak a Bantu language
2Proto-Bantubàntʊ̀plural of *mʊ̀ntʊ̀; people
Every word from Proto-Bantu bàntʊ̀ →Every word from English bantu →
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