Where does “Bontang” come from?
Bontang (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian bon, from Dutch bon, from French bon, from Middle French bon, from Old French bon, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Ancestry of “Bontang”, step by step
Bontang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian bon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | bon | receipt |
| 2 | Dutch | bon | receipt; ticket, fine; voucher |
| 3 | French | bon | good; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot |
| 4 | Middle French | bon | good |
| 5 | Old French | bon | good |
| 6 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 7 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |