Where does “бонбон” come from?
бонбон (Bulgarian) comes from French bonbon, from French bon, from Middle French bon, from Old French bon, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
бонбон (Bulgarian): candy, sweet
Definitions
- candy, sweet
Ancestry of “бонбон”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bonbon | sweet, candy; expensive |
| 2 | French | bon | good; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot |
| 3 | Middle French | bon | good |
| 4 | Old French | bon | good |
| 5 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 6 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |