Where does “bonification” come from?
bonification (English) comes from French bonifier, from French bon, from Middle French bon, from Old French bon, 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...
bonification (English): The paying of a bonus
Definitions
- The paying of a bonus
Ancestry of “bonification”, step by step
bonification traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French bonifier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bonifier | to improve |
| 2 | French | bon | good; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot |
| 3 | Middle French | bon | good |
| 4 | Old French | bon | good |
| 5 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 6 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |
via English bonus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bonus | Something extra that is good; an added benefit;... |
via Medieval Latin bonificatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | bonificatus | — |