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Where does “bompa” come from?

bompa (Dutch) comes from Dutch bon, 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...

bompa (Dutch): grandfather

Definitions

  1. grandfather

Ancestry of “bompa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbonreceipt; ticket, fine; voucher
2Frenchbongood; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot
3Middle Frenchbongood
4Old Frenchbongood
5Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
6Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
7Proto-Italicdwenosgood
8Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
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