Where does “bancnotă” come from?
bancnotă (Romanian) comes from German Banknote, from English banknote, from English Bank, from Swedish bänk, from Dutch bank, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki — to break.
bancnotă (Romanian): banknote
Ancestry of “bancnotă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Banknote | banknote |
| 2 | English | banknote | A piece of paper currency; A promissory note... |
| 3 | English | Bank | — |
| 4 | Swedish | bänk | bench, a long sofa without bolster; bench; where... |
| 5 | Dutch | bank | bench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are... |
| 6 | Italian | banco | desk; counter; bench, table |
| 7 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |