contrabbando etymology

Italian word contrabbando comes from Italian contra- (Contra-.), Italian bando (Announcement, notice, call. Ban. Banishment.)

Detailed word origin of contrabbando

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
contra- Italian (ita) Contra-.
bando Italian (ita) Announcement, notice, call. Ban. Banishment.
contrabbando Italian (ita) Contraband. Smuggling.

Words with the same origin as contrabbando

Descendants of contra-
contrasto contratto