Where does “bombonera” come from?
bombonera (Spanish) comes from Spanish bombón, 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...
bombonera (Spanish): sweet jar
Definitions
- sweet jar
Ancestry of “bombonera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bombón | praline, chocolate confection; lollipop;... |
| 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... |