Where does “băncuță” come from?
băncuță (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.
băncuță (Romanian): small bench
Definitions
- small bench
Ancestry of “băncuță”, step by step
băncuță traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian bancă
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | bancă | bench; bank |
| 2 | Russian | ба́нка | jar, pot |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | banъka | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | baňa | bath, bathing, bathing place; dome; bulging,... |
| 5 | Latin | bāneum | attested in Pompeii |
| 6 | Latin | balneum | bath, bathing place, bathroom |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βαλανεῖον | bath, bathing room; bathhouse |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βᾰλᾰνεύς | bath-man |
via German Bancozettel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bancozettel | — |