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Where does “bonduc” come from?

bonduc (English) comes from French bonduc, from Arabic بُنْدُق, from Middle Persian pndk', from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον, from Ancient Greek ποντικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

bonduc (English): nicker tree

Definitions

  1. nicker tree

Ancestry of “bonduc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbonduc—
2Arabicبُنْدُقhazelnut, filbert; hazelnut, bullet; hazelnut;...
3Middle Persianpndk'hazelnut
4Ancient GreekΠοντικόν κάρυονhazelnut
5Ancient Greekποντικός—
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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