Etymology of the English word banal
the English word
banalderived from the Old French word
banalderived from the Old French word
banderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bha-derived from the Frankish root
*banDate
The earliest known usage of banal in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
banalizeCognates
Dutch
banaal, French
banal, German
banal, Italian
banale, Lithuanian
banalus, Norwegian
banal, Polish
banalny, Russian
бaнaльный, Swedish
banalUsage
Word found in Modern English
