Where does “bonom” come from?
bonom (Mauritian Creole) comes from French bonhomme, from French homme, from Middle French homme, from Old French home, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ.
bonom (Mauritian Creole): gentleman
Definitions
- gentleman
Ancestry of “bonom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bonhomme | fellow, chap; scarecrow |
| 2 | French | homme | man; man, Man |
| 3 | Middle French | homme | man |
| 4 | Old French | home | man; vassal; manservant |
| 5 | Latin | homō | human, person, man |
| 6 | Old Latin | hemō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |