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Where does “vonce” come from?

vonce (English) comes from English once, from Middle English ones, from Old English ānes, from Old English ǣnes, from Old English -es, from Proto-Germanic -as, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

vonce (English): Marijuana; cannabis, especially used as a drug;...

Definitions

  1. Marijuana; cannabis, especially used as a drug;...

Ancestry of “vonce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishonceOne and only one time; Formerly; during some...
2Middle Englishonesonce
3Old Englishānesof one; once
4Old Englishǣnes—
5Old English-espossessive marker, indicating that an object...
6Proto-Germanic-as—
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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