French

Noun

banque f ‎(plural banques)

1. bank

See also

• bancaire

Middle French

Etymology

From Italian banca ‎(“counter, moneychanger's table”), from Old High German bank, banch, banc ‎(“counter, bench”), from Proto-Germanic *bankiz ‎(“bench, counter”).

Noun

banque f (plural banques)

1. bank (establishment where financial transactions take place)

References

• “banque” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bankiz ‎(“bench, counter”).

Noun

banque f ‎(plural banques)

1. (Jersey) bank

Derived terms

• bantchi¹ ‎(“to bank”)
• bantchi² ‎(“banker”)

Spanish

Verb

banque

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of bancar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of bancar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of bancar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of bancar.