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Where does “bones” come from?

bones (Catalan) comes from Catalan bo, 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...

bones (Catalan): feminine plural of bo; Ellipsis of bones tardes

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of bo; Ellipsis of bones tardes

Ancestry of “bones”, step by step

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...
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