Where does “bondieuserie” come from?
bondieuserie (English) comes from French bondieuserie, from French bon Dieu, 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...
bondieuserie (English): Any devotional ornament or church object,...
Definitions
- Any devotional ornament or church object,...
Ancestry of “bondieuserie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bondieuserie | bondieuserie, religious knick-knack |
| 2 | French | bon Dieu | API !; good God, for God's sake, bloody hell,... |
| 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... |