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Where does “bonassement” come from?

bonassement (French) comes from French bonasse, from French -asse, from Old French -ace, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

bonassement (French): meekly, simplemindedly; sexily

Definitions

  1. meekly, simplemindedly; sexily

Ancestry of “bonassement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbonassemeek, easy-going, simple-minded; sexy, hot
2French-asseSuffix forming the first-person singular...
3Old French-aceSuffix used to form feminine, usually concrete...
4Latin-āceus—
5Latin-āx—
6Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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