Where does “bonbon” come from?
bonbon (Dutch) 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...
bonbon (Dutch): A praline, a small chocolate-covered candy/sweet
Definitions
- A praline, a small chocolate-covered candy/sweet
Ancestry of “bonbon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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... |