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Where does “buono” come from?

buono (Italian) comes 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...

buono (Italian): good; fair; coupon, voucher

Definitions

  1. good; fair; coupon, voucher

Ancestry of “buono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
2Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
3Proto-Italicdwenosgood
4Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “buono”

  • Bonaparte
  • Bonapartist
  • Bonapartism
  • Bonapartean
  • bona
  • buongusto
  • buongustaio
  • bono
  • Borromeo
  • bone
  • bona
  • buonamente
  • abbonire
  • abbonimento
  • buonuomo
  • bona
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