Where does “Bănișteanu” come from?

Bănișteanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Bănești, from Romanian Banu, from Romanian ban, from Medieval Latin bannus, from Proto-Germanic bannaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

Ancestry of “Bănișteanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianBănești—
2RomanianBanu—
3Romanianbanmoney; coin
4Medieval Latinbannuscommunication; jurisdiction; ban, prohibition
5Proto-Germanicbannanąto proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
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