Where does “Boniface” come from?
Boniface derives from Latin Bonifatius, composed of Latin bonus meaning "good" from Latin duonus, which traces through Latin for to Proto-Indo-European dew- and ultimately Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- meaning "to grow."
Ancestry of “Boniface”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Bonifatius | — |
| 2 | Latin | fātum | — |
| 3 | Latin | fātus | — |
| 4 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |
Words derived from “Boniface”