Where does “bonjour/hi” come from?

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

bonjour/hi (French): hello, good day

Definitions

  1. hello, good day

Ancestry of “bonjour/hi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbonjourgreetings; hello; Good day; good morning; goodbye
2Middle Frenchbonjour—
3Old Frenchbon jor—
Every word from Old French bon jor →Every word from Middle French bonjour →Every word from French bonjour →