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Where does “bandido” come from?

bandido (Spanish) comes from Italian bandito, from Italian bandire, from Latin bannio, from Frankish bannijan, from Proto-Germanic bannaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

bandido (Spanish): outlaw, bandit

Definitions

  1. outlaw, bandit

Ancestry of “bandido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbanditobandit, outlaw; past participle of bandire
2Italianbandireto announce; to ban; to banish
3LatinbannioI proclaim; I proscribe
4Frankishbannijan—
5Proto-Germanicbannanąto proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “bandido”

  • bandidismo
  • bandido
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →