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
- bon appétit!, enjoy your meal!
Ancestry of “poftă bună”, step by step
poftă bună traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian bună
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | bună | nominative feminine singular of bun; accusative... |
| 2 | Romanian | bun | good; good, asset, possession; grandfather |
| 3 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 4 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |