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Where does “bonduc” come from?

bonduc (French) comes from Arabic بُنْدُق, from Middle Persian pndk', from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον, from Ancient Greek ποντικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “bonduc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبُنْدُقhazelnut, filbert; hazelnut, bullet; hazelnut;...
2Middle Persianpndk'hazelnut
3Ancient GreekΠοντικόν κάρυονhazelnut
4Ancient Greekποντικός—
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “bonduc”

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