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Where does “bueno” come from?

bueno (Spanish) comes 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...

bueno (Spanish): good; fine; okay; fine

Definitions

  1. good; fine; okay; fine

Ancestry of “bueno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishbueno—
2Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
3Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
4Proto-Italicdwenosgood
5Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “bueno”

  • bonito
  • Nochebuena
  • buena
  • buenismo
  • bonitas
  • buen
  • bono
  • bonito
  • buenón
  • buenísimo
  • bonitinho
  • bonito
  • bonita
  • boniteza
  • noche buena
  • Buenafe
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