'banderol' originates from French, specifically the word 'banderole', where 'bande' meant 'band' or 'strip'.

'banderol' changed from Old French 'banderole' (a diminutive of 'bande') into Middle English forms such as 'banderole' and eventually into the modern English 'banderol' (also spelled 'banderole').

Initially it meant 'a small banner or streamer', but over time it broadened to include 'a decorative or identifying strip (label)' and, in some regions, 'a tax/duty stamp on goods'.