Where does “boa” come from?
boa (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese bõa, from Latin bona, 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...
boa (Portuguese): feminine singular of bom; an interesting story,...
Definitions
- feminine singular of bom; an interesting story,...
Ancestry of “boa”, step by step
boa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese bõa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | bõa | feminine singular of bõo |
| 2 | Latin | bona | A good or brave woman |
| 3 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 4 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |
via French boa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | boa | boa snake |
| 2 | Latin | boa | A large snake native to Roman Italy; A disease,... |
via taxonomic name Boa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | taxonomic name | Boa | — |