Where does “bonjour” come from?

bonjour (French) comes from Middle French bonjour, from Old French bon jor.

bonjour (French): greetings; hello; Good day; good morning; goodbye

Definitions

  1. greetings; hello; Good day; good morning; goodbye

Ancestry of “bonjour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbonjour—
2Old Frenchbon jor—

Words derived from “bonjour”

Every word from Old French bon jor →Every word from Middle French bonjour →