Etymology

nonbank

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Today it means: Not a bank Full definition →

English bank ← Middle French banque ← Italian banca
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The story

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

From non- + bank.

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