Where does “bonbonniere” come from?
bonbonniere (English) comes from French bonbonnière, from French bonbon, from French bon, from Middle French bon, from Old French bon, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
bonbonniere (English): A box of chocolates or similar confectionary
Definitions
- A box of chocolates or similar confectionary
Ancestry of “bonbonniere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | bonbonnière | candy box; small, exquisite house |
| 2 | French | bonbon | sweet, candy; expensive |
| 3 | French | bon | good; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot |
| 4 | Middle French | bon | good |
| 5 | Old French | bon | good |
| 6 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 7 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |