Where does “débonnairement” come from?
débonnairement (French) comes from French débonnaire, from Old French debonaire, from Old French dé, from Latin dadu, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō — to give.
débonnairement (French): good-naturedly
Definitions
- good-naturedly
Ancestry of “débonnairement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | débonnaire | kind; gentle, good; weak-willed; soft |
| 2 | Old French | debonaire | noble; of a good bloodline; good; positive;... |
| 3 | Old French | dé | die |
| 4 | Latin | dadu | — |
| 5 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 6 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 7 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |