Where does “tresbon” come from?

tresbon (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.

tresbon (Middle French): very good

Definitions

  1. very good

Ancestry of “tresbon”, step by step

tresbon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French trés

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

via Middle French bon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbongood
2Old Frenchbongood
3Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
4Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
5Proto-Italicdwenosgood
6Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →