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Where does “bancar” come from?

bancar (Spanish) comes from Spanish banca, from Spanish Banco, from Old French bank, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bancar (Spanish): to finance, pay for; to stand, to put up with

Definitions

  1. to finance, pay for; to stand, to put up with

Ancestry of “bancar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbancasmall bench; seat; financial system
2SpanishBanco—
3Old Frenchbank—
4Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →