Where does “bon voyage” come from?
bon voyage (English) comes from French bon voyage, 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...
bon voyage (English): Used to wish someone a good journey
Definitions
- Used to wish someone a good journey
Ancestry of “bon voyage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bon voyage | bon voyage, have a good journey, have a good trip |
| 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... |