Where does “bancario” come from?

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

bancario (Spanish): related to banks; banker

Definitions

  1. related to banks; banker

Ancestry of “bancario”, step by step

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