Where does “bonhomme” come from?
bonhomme (French) comes from French homme, from Middle French homme, from Old French home, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm.
bonhomme (French): fellow, chap; scarecrow
Ancestry of “bonhomme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | homme | man; man, Man |
| 2 | Middle French | homme | man |
| 3 | Old French | home | man; vassal; manservant |
| 4 | Latin | homō | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | hemō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |