Where does “bonus” come from?
bonus (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English bonus, 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...
bonus (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bonus
Ancestry of “bonus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bonus | Something extra that is good; an added benefit;... |
| 2 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 3 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |