Where does “buen” come from?
buen (Spanish) comes from Spanish bueno, from Old Spanish bueno, 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...
buen (Spanish): Apocopic form of bueno; good; fine
Definitions
- Apocopic form of bueno; good; fine
Ancestry of “buen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | bueno | good; fine; okay; fine |
| 2 | Old Spanish | bueno | — |
| 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... |