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Where does “buenas” come from?

buenas (Spanish) comes 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...

buenas (Spanish): feminine plural of bueno; hello, hi

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of bueno; hello, hi

Ancestry of “buenas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
2Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
3Proto-Italicdwenosgood
4Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “buenas”

  • buynas
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