Where does “bonze” come from?
bonze (Dutch) comes from German Bonze, from French bonze, from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese 凡僧, from Middle Chinese 凡 — ordinary.
bonze (Dutch): bonze; boss, bigwig
Ancestry of “bonze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Bonze | bonze; self-interested dignitary; capitalist, fat... |
| 2 | French | bonze | bonze, Buddhist priest |
| 3 | Portuguese | bonzo | bonze |
| 4 | Japanese | 凡僧 | An ordinary, lowly, itinerant monk |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 凡 | ordinary |
Words derived from “bonze”