Where does “bongaus” come from?
bongaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish bongata, from Swedish poäng, from French point, from Middle French poinct, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
bongaus (Finnish): twitch, twitching act or action of bird spotting
Definitions
- twitch, twitching act or action of bird spotting
Ancestry of “bongaus”, step by step
bongaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish bongata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | bongata | To spot; To twitch |
| 2 | Swedish | poäng | a point, a score; a point, an argument; a point,... |
| 3 | French | point | point; full stop, period; stitch pattern |
| 4 | Middle French | poinct | point; not |
| 5 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 6 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 7 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |