Bandit etymology

English

English word bandit comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂u-, Proto-Indo-European *bhā-, Proto-Germanic *bannaz, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (To signify, show, indicate.), Late Latin bannire

Detailed word origin of bandit

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*bʰeh₂u- Proto-Indo-European (ine) to be, become
*bhā- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*bannaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic (got) To signify, show, indicate.
bannire Late Latin (LL)
*bannijaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*bannio Latin (lat) I proclaim. I proscribe.
*bannjan Frankish (frk)
bandire Italian (it) To announce. To ban. To banish. To dispense.
bandito Italian (it) Past participle of bandire Bandit, outlaw.
bandit English (en) (ambitransitive) To rob, or steal from, in the manner of a bandit. (military) An enemy aircraft.. (sports, slang) A runner who covertly joins a race without having registered as a participant.. An outlaw.. One who cheats others.. One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.

Words with the same origin as bandit

Descendants of *bʰeh₂u-

beacon boy boyfriend homie

Descendants of *bhā-

babe baby bo bub