Where does “abonar” come from?

abonar (Catalan) comes from French abonner, from Old French aboner, from Old French bodne, from Medieval Latin bodina, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

abonar (Catalan): to pay for

Definitions

  1. to pay for

Ancestry of “abonar”, step by step

abonar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French abonner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchabonnerTo subscribe somebody to a service; to take a...
2Old Frenchaboner—
3Old Frenchbodne—
4Medieval Latinbodina—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Catalan bo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbogood
2Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
3Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
4Proto-Italicdwenosgood
5Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “abonar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →