Where does “bonfacar” come from?

bonfacar (Ido) comes from Ido bona, 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...

bonfacar (Ido): to do good, be a benefactor

Definitions

  1. to do good, be a benefactor

Ancestry of “bonfacar”, step by step

bonfacar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ido bona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idobonagood
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...

via Ido facar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idofacarto make; to do, perform
2Latinfacēre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew- →Every word from Proto-Italic dwenos →Every word from Old Latin duenos →