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Translation

bank

Word origin

An international borrowing of bank, from Italian banca, the moneylender's bench in a medieval marketplace. The word travelled through French banque and German Bank before Esperanto adopted it. In Esperanto banko is only the money institution; a river bank is a bordo.

Origin
Italian, via international bank
Root
banca
English cognates
bank, banquet

Examples

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I have to go to the bank today.

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He works in a big bank in the city.

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She put her money in the bank.

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This word is part of lesson 25.