Where does “bona” come from?

bona (Old Occitan) comes from Old Occitan 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...

bona (Old Occitan): feminine singular of bon

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of bon

Ancestry of “bona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanbongood
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew-Every word from Proto-Italic dwenosEvery word from Old Latin duenos
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