Etymology

banklike

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Today it means: Having the characteristics of a bank building. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English bank
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeg-
  2. Proto-Germanic*bankiz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*banki
  4. Lombardicbank
  5. Italianbanca
  6. Middle Frenchbanque
  7. Englishbank
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  9. Proto-Germanic*līką
  10. English todaybanklike

From bank + -like.

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