ENGLISH ROOT WORD: bank-, bench "bank", "table" from French banc

【bank-, bench】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the French word(s) "banc." It carries the basic meaning of "bank," and "table."

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "bank-, bench"]

bank ****[565] a business where people keep their money, borrow money, etc., or the building where such a business operates
banking **[3691] Banking is the business activity of banks and similar institutions.
banquet ☆[5168] A banquet is a grand formal dinner.

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[WORD ROOT]root bank
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] bank, banq
[ETYMOLOGY]root (French) banc
[MEANING]root bank, table

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【French】 banc [from Proto-Germanic *bankiz-, *bankon-] bench

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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bank ★★★★[565] noun from bank
【DEFINITION】 ① a business where people keep their money, borrow money, etc., or the building where such a business operates
② often used before another noun
③ a small closed container in which money is saved
【pl.】 banks
【ROOTs】 bank; bank, table, slope
【Etymology】 《French banc》 [from Proto-Germanic *bankiz-, *bankon-] bench
【First Known Meaning】 financial institution
【DERIVATIVEs】 embank

banking ★★[3691] noun from bank
【DEFINITION】 Banking is the business activity of banks and similar institutions.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【COMPOSITION】 bank + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bank; bank, table, slope ⑵ ing; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《French banc》 [from Proto-Germanic *bankiz-, *bankon-] bench

banquet ☆[5168] noun from banquet 〈 bank
【DEFINITION】 A banquet is a grand formal dinner.
【pl.】 banquets
【ROOTs】 ⑴ banq(bank); ⑵ uet(et); diminutive suffix
【Etymology】 《French banquet》 [Old French, from Old Italian banchetto, diminutive of banc] feast; small bench
【First Known Meaning】 feast, sumptuous entertainment
【DERIVATIVEs】 banqueter, banquet

Other words containing "bank-, bench"; banker, bankrupt, bankruptcy, embank

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

band
ball
back
auto
aug-, auct-
aud-, audi-, audio-
art
arm
arch, archi, archy
ante

 

 

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