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Where does “bon” come from?

bon (Middle English) comes from Old English bān, from Arabic بان, from Ottoman Turkish بان, from Ottoman Turkish باڭ, from Persian بنگ, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭭𐭢 — henbane.

bon (Middle English): bone

Definitions

  1. bone

Ancestry of “bon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbānbone, tusk; the bone of a limb
2Arabicبانto separate, to become distinct, to sunder; to be...
3Ottoman Turkishبانban; keeper, tender, ward; ben tree, horseradish...
4Ottoman Turkishباڭ—
5Persianبنگhashish, narcotic made from "Cannabis sativa";...
6Middle Persian𐭡𐭭𐭢henbane

Words derived from “bon”

  • bone
  • bones
  • backbone
  • boon
  • collarbone
  • whalebone
  • jawbone
  • bonefish
  • herringbone
  • tailbone
  • crossbones
  • fishbone
  • wishbone
  • boner
  • bonehead
  • boneset
  • sawbones
  • backboned
  • boneyard
  • lazybones
  • boneheaded
  • ringbone
  • bonesetter
  • anklebone
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