Where does “bonbon” come from?
bonbon (Indonesian) comes from Dutch bonbon, from French bonbon, 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...
bonbon (Indonesian): bonbon
Definitions
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Ancestry of “bonbon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bonbon | A praline, a small chocolate-covered candy/sweet |
| 2 | French | bonbon | sweet, candy; expensive |
| 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... |