Where does “bonus” come from?

Bonus comes from Latin bonus, from earlier Latin duonus, from Proto-Italic dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European dew-, a root of uncertain meaning.

bonus (English): Something extra that is good; an added benefit;...

Definitions

  1. Something extra that is good; an added benefit;...

Ancestry of “bonus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
2Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
3Proto-Italicdwenosgood
4Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “bonus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew-
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