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Where does “tresbien” come from?

tresbien (Middle French) comes from Middle French trés, from Old French trés, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

tresbien (Middle French): very well

Definitions

  1. very well

Ancestry of “tresbien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtrésvery
2Old Frenchtrésa lot; much
3Latintrāns—
4LatinPadus—
5LeponticBodincus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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