Where does “bomboca” come from?
bomboca (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese bombom, from French bonbon, from French bon, from Middle French bon, from Old French bon, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
bomboca (Portuguese): A type of chocolate-coated treat filled with...
Definitions
- A type of chocolate-coated treat filled with...
Ancestry of “bomboca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | bombom | — |
| 2 | French | bonbon | sweet, candy; expensive |
| 3 | French | bon | good; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot |
| 4 | Middle French | bon | good |
| 5 | Old French | bon | good |
| 6 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 7 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |