Where does “Bontang” come from?
Bontang (English) comes from Indonesian Bontang, from Indonesian bon, from Dutch bon, from French bon, from Middle French bon, from Old French bon, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Ancestry of “Bontang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | Bontang | — |
| 2 | Indonesian | bon | receipt |
| 3 | Dutch | bon | receipt; ticket, fine; voucher |
| 4 | French | bon | good; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot |
| 5 | Middle French | bon | good |
| 6 | Old French | bon | good |
| 7 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 8 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |