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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

  1. goodness

Ancestry of “bounte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-NormanbountéAlternative form of bunté
2Latinbonitatemaccusative singular of bonitās
3LatinbonitasThe good quality of something; goodness,...
4Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
5Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
6Proto-Italicdwenosgood
7Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “bounte”

  • bounty
  • bountiful
  • bounteous
  • bountifully
  • bounteousness
  • unbountiful
  • bountihood
  • overbounteous
  • bountifuller
  • unbounteous
  • bountihead
  • Bountygate
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