Where does “bone” come from?

bone (Old French) comes from Old French bon, 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...

bone (Old French): nominative feminine singular of bon; oblique...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of bon; oblique...

Ancestry of “bone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbongood
2Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
3Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
4Proto-Italicdwenosgood
5Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “bone”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew- →Every word from Proto-Italic dwenos →Every word from Old Latin duenos →
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