Etymology of the French word banjo

Date

The earliest known usage of banjo in French dates from the 19th century.

Derivations in French

banjoïste

Derivations in other languages

Romanian banjo

Cognates

Dutch banjo, Dutch bank, English bench, English bank, French banc, French banque, German Bank, German Banjo, Icelandic banjó, Icelandic bekkur, Icelandic banki, Italian banco, Italian banca, Lithuanian bankas, Polish bank, Russian бaнк, Spanish banco, Swedish banjo, Swedish bank, Yiddish benk, Yiddish bank