The etymological derivation of the word, 'Banker' has recently been brought into question. Thought to have originated from the Italian word meaning, 'table', recent research has shown that this may, indeed, not be the case.
A team from the Centre for Research in Applied Profanity has discovered evidence, from ancient lavatorial writings, that the word was originally formed from an amalgamation of two colloquialisms in common use, both at the time, and in the present day.
The first word, used as a pejorative term calling into question the legal status of an individual's birth. The second, still in common usage today, describes an individual who engages in self-abuse. The two terms, combined, giving an original definition of a Banker, as being, 'A self-abusing illegitimate'.
The team from the centre is continuing their research efforts, in the hope of discovering why this original, and more accurate definition, fell out of common usage.
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