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Where does “bonario” come from?

bonario (Italian) comes from Old French debonaire, from Old French dé, from Latin dadu, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti — to give.

bonario (Italian): good-natured, kindly, affable

Definitions

  1. good-natured, kindly, affable

Ancestry of “bonario”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdebonairenoble; of a good bloodline; good; positive;...
2Old Frenchdédie
3Latindadu—
4Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
5Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
6Latindāre—
7Proto-Italicdidōgive
8Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “bonario”

  • bonarietà
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →