Where does “Bonk” come from?
Bonk (Polish) comes from Polish Bąk, from Russian бак, from Dutch bakboord, from Dutch bak, from French bac, from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus — Forms comparative adjectives.
Ancestry of “Bonk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Bąk | — |
| 2 | Russian | бак | forecastle; container, receptacle; tank |
| 3 | Dutch | bakboord | port |
| 4 | Dutch | bak | a container, such as a box, a crate, a tray or a... |
| 5 | French | bac | ferry; vat; high school exit exam in France; A... |
| 6 | French | baccalauréat | baccalaureat; bachelor's degree |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | baccalaureatus | bachelor's degree |
| 8 | Latin | baccalaureus | bachelor |
| 9 | Latin | laurea | laurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of... |
| 10 | Latin | laurus | laurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel |
| 11 | English | -aceous | Of, relating to, resembling or containing the... |
| 12 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 13 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 14 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 15 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 16 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |