Where does “bontât” come from?

bontât (Friulian) comes from Latin bonitās, 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...

bontât (Friulian): goodness; kindness

Definitions

  1. goodness; kindness

Ancestry of “bontât”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinbonitāsThe good quality of something; goodness, excellence
2Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
3Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
4Proto-Italicdwenosgood
5Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew- →Every word from Proto-Italic dwenos →Every word from Old Latin duenos →