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
- nicker tree
Ancestry of “bonduc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bonduc | — |
| 2 | Arabic | بُنْدُق | hazelnut, filbert; hazelnut, bullet; hazelnut;... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | pndk' | hazelnut |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ποντικόν κάρυον | hazelnut |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ποντικός | Pontic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |