Where does “bonisme” come from?

bonisme (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...

bonisme (Catalan): do-goodism

Definitions

  1. do-goodism

Ancestry of “bonisme”, 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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew- →