Where does “bombonierka” come from?
bombonierka (Polish) comes from Polish bomboniera, from French bonbonnière, from French bonbon, from French bon, from Middle French bon, from Old French bon, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Ancestry of “bombonierka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | bomboniera | candy box |
| 2 | French | bonbonnière | candy box; small, exquisite house |
| 3 | French | bonbon | sweet, candy; expensive |
| 4 | French | bon | good; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot |
| 5 | Middle French | bon | good |
| 6 | Old French | bon | good |
| 7 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 8 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |