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Where does “bun” come from?

bun (Romanian) comes 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...

bun (Romanian): good; good, asset, possession; grandfather

Definitions

  1. good; good, asset, possession; grandfather

Ancestry of “bun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
2Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
3Proto-Italicdwenosgood
4Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “bun”

  • bună
  • bună seara
  • străbunic
  • bunic
  • îmbuna
  • poftă bună
  • bună ziua
  • nebuni
  • nebun
  • bună dimineața
  • noapte bună
  • bunăstare
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