Etymology of the English word bandolier
the English word
bandolierderived from the Old French word
bandoulierederived from the Old Spanish word
bandoleraderived from the Mexican Spanish word
bandaderived from the Catalan word
a bandaderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bha-derived from the Spanish word
bandolaDate
The earliest known usage of bandolier in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
