Where does “bone” come from?
bone (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...
bone (Italian): feminine plural of bono
Ancestry of “bone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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... |