banc

Irish (Donegal)

/bˠaŋk/

noun
Definitions
  • (banking) bank financial institution, branch of such an institution, safe and guaranteed place of storage

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English banke derived from Middle French banque derived from banca (counter, moneychanger's bench table) derived from bank (bench, counter) derived from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (bench, counter, bulge, hillock) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- (bend, curve, bow, turn, break, vault, arch, back, buttocks, smash), *bʰeg- (bend, curve, bow, turn, break, vault, arch, back, buttocks, smash).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeg-

Gloss

bend, curve, bow, turn, break, vault, arch, back, buttocks, smash

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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