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Where does “bon” come from?

bon (Old French) comes 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...

bon (Old French): good

Definitions

  1. good

Ancestry of “bon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
2Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
3Proto-Italicdwenosgood
4Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “bon”

  • Bonnie
  • bonny
  • bunny
  • bonnie
  • debonair
  • bunion
  • bonbon
  • debonairly
  • bonnily
  • bonbonniere
  • bunionectomy
  • Bondye
  • debonairness
  • bunioned
  • bonniness
  • honeybunny
  • bunnyhopping
  • bunny suit
  • bunnyball
  • bon voyage
  • bon appétit
  • bon vivant
  • fuckbunny
  • Easter Bunny
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