Where does “bonuslapsi” come from?
bonuslapsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish bonus, from English bonus, 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...
bonuslapsi (Finnish): stepchild
Definitions
- stepchild
Ancestry of “bonuslapsi”, step by step
bonuslapsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish bonus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | bonus | A bonus |
| 2 | English | bonus | Something extra that is good; an added benefit;... |
| 3 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 4 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |