Where does “Bonifacio” come from?
Bonifacio (Spanish) comes from Italian Bonifacio, from Latin Bonifatius, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.
Ancestry of “Bonifacio”, step by step
Bonifacio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian Bonifacio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Bonifacio | — |
| 2 | Latin | Bonifatius | — |
| 3 | Latin | fātum | destiny, fate, lot |
| 4 | Latin | fātus | spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc |
| 5 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |
via Late Latin Bonifatius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | Bonifatius | — |
| 2 | Latin | fatum | destiny, fate, lot; death; speech |
| 3 | Latin | fatus | having spoken, having said; word, saying; oracle,... |