Where does “Bonifatius” come from?
Bonifatius (English) comes from Late Latin Bonifatius, from Latin fatum, from Latin fatus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.
Ancestry of “Bonifatius”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | Bonifatius | — |
| 2 | Latin | fatum | destiny, fate, lot; death; speech |
| 3 | Latin | fatus | having spoken, having said; word, saying; oracle,... |
| 4 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |