Where does “bombonerie” come from?
bombonerie (Romanian) comes from French bonbonnerie, 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...
bombonerie (Romanian): candy shop
Definitions
- candy shop
Ancestry of “bombonerie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bonbonnerie | candy shop, sweet shop |
| 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... |