Where does “bonus” come from?

bonus (Latin) comes from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

bonus (Latin): good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...

Definitions

  1. good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...

Ancestry of “bonus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
2Proto-Italicdwenosgood
3Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “bonus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew-