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Where does “poftă bună” come from?

poftă bună (Romanian) comes from Romanian bună, from Romanian bun, 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...

poftă bună (Romanian): bon appétit!, enjoy your meal!

Definitions

  1. bon appétit!, enjoy your meal!

Ancestry of “poftă bună”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbunănominative feminine singular of bun; accusative...
2Romanianbungood; good, asset, possession; grandfather
3Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
4Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
5Proto-Italicdwenosgood
6Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
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