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Where does “bonifier” come from?

bonifier (French) comes from French bon, from Middle French bon, from Old French bon, 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...

bonifier (French): to improve

Definitions

  1. to improve

Ancestry of “bonifier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbongood; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot
2Middle Frenchbongood
3Old Frenchbongood
4Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
5Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
6Proto-Italicdwenosgood
7Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
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