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Where does “bonement” come from?

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

bonement (Old French): well; gracefully

Definitions

  1. well; gracefully

Ancestry of “bonement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbonenominative feminine singular of bon; oblique...
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...
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