Where does “bông gòn” come from?
bông gòn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bóng, from French bon, from Middle French bon, from Old French bon, 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...
bông gòn (Vietnamese): ceiba
Definitions
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Ancestry of “bông gòn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bóng | a ball; shadow; reflection |
| 2 | French | bon | good; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot |
| 3 | Middle French | bon | good |
| 4 | Old French | bon | good |
| 5 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 6 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |