Where does “Bănceanu” come from?

Bănceanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian bancă, from Russian ба́нка, from Proto-Slavic banъka, from Proto-Slavic baňa, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

Ancestry of “Bănceanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbancăbench; bank
2Russianба́нкаjar, pot
3Proto-Slavicbanъka
4Proto-Slavicbaňabath, bathing, bathing place; dome; bulging,...
5Latinbāneumattested in Pompeii
6Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
7Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
8Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man
Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύςEvery word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖονEvery word from Latin balneum