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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