Where does “Bonfiglio” come from?
Bonfiglio (Italian) comes from Italian bono, from Latin bonum, 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...
Ancestry of “Bonfiglio”, step by step
Bonfiglio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian bono
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bono | Alternative form of buono; good |
| 2 | Latin | bonum | nominative neuter singular of bonus; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 4 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |
via Italian figlio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | figlio | child; son; first-person singular present active... |
| 2 | Latin | fīlius | a son |
| 3 | Old Latin | fīlios | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁y-li-os | sucker |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |