Etymology

bannock

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Today it means: An unleavened bread, usually made with barleymeal, wheatmeal, or oatmeal; sometimes of peasemeal or otherwise. Full definition →

Middle English bannoke ← Old English bannuc ← Old Irish bannach
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bannock · noun1

  1. Latinpānicum
  2. Old Irishbannach
  3. Old Englishbannuc
  4. Middle Englishbannoke
  5. English todaybannock

From Middle English bannoke, from Old English bannuc, perhaps from a Goidelic word (compare Irish bonnóg, Manx bonnag, Scottish Gaelic bonnach), possibly from Latin pānicum (“millet”). Doublet of bonnag.

Bannock · noun2

  1. Northern Paiute · derived fromPannakwatɨ“Bannock”
  2. English todayBannock

Derived from Northern Paiute Pannakwatɨ (“Bannock”).

Words from the same roots

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