Where does “bon ap'” come from?
bon ap' (French) comes from French bon appétit, from French appétit, from Middle French appetit, from Old French apetit, from Latin appetitus, from Latin appetō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
bon ap' (French): Informal form of bon appétit
Definitions
- Informal form of bon appétit
Ancestry of “bon ap'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bon appétit | bon appétit, enjoy your meal |
| 2 | French | appétit | appetite |
| 3 | Middle French | appetit | appetite; appetite; want; desire; longing |
| 4 | Old French | apetit | appetite |
| 5 | Latin | appetitus | an attack, assault; passionate desire or longing;... |
| 6 | Latin | appetō | to strive for, reach after (something), try to get |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |