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Where does “bonita” come from?

bonita (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese bonito, from Spanish bonito, from Spanish bueno, from Old Spanish bueno, 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...

bonita (Portuguese): feminine singular of bonito

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of bonito

Ancestry of “bonita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebonitopretty, lovely; beautifully, in a beautiful way;...
2Spanishbonitopretty; nice, lovely, cute, sweet, fine,...
3Spanishbuenogood; fine; okay; fine
4Old Spanishbueno—
5Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
6Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
7Proto-Italicdwenosgood
8Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
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