Where does “boneyness” come from?
boneyness (English) comes from English Boney, from English Bonaparte, from Italian buono, 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...
Ancestry of “boneyness”, step by step
boneyness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Boney
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Boney | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| 2 | English | Bonaparte | A Corsican surname, most notably borne by Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) |
| 3 | Italian | buono | good; fair; coupon, voucher |
| 4 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 5 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |