Where does “bonsoir” come from?
bonsoir (French) comes from French soir, from Old French soir, from Late Latin sera, from Latin sēra, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.
bonsoir (French): good evening
Definitions
- good evening
Ancestry of “bonsoir”, step by step
bonsoir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French soir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | soir | evening |
| 2 | Old French | soir | evening |
| 3 | Late Latin | sera | a bar or bolt for fastening doors; nominative... |
| 4 | Latin | sēra | a bar or bolt for fastening doors |
| 5 | Latin | serō | to sow, plant |
| 6 | Latin | sērus | late, too late |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |
via French bon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bon | good; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot |
| 2 | Middle French | bon | good |
| 3 | Old French | bon | good |
| 4 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 5 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |