Where does “bounte” come from?
bounte (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman bounté, from Latin bonitatem, from Latin bonitas, 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...
bounte (Middle English): goodness
Definitions
- goodness
Ancestry of “bounte”, step by step
bounte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Anglo-Norman bounté
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | bounté | Alternative form of bunté |
| 2 | Latin | bonitatem | accusative singular of bonitās |
| 3 | Latin | bonitas | The good quality of something; goodness,... |
| 4 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 5 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |