Where does “bôn” come from?
bôn (Welsh) 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...
bôn (Welsh): base, bottom; trunk, stem; stem
Definitions
- base, bottom; trunk, stem; stem
Ancestry of “bôn”, step by step
bôn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin bonus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 2 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |
via Middle Welsh bon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Welsh | bon | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | bonus | foundation, base, butt |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via Proto-Tai ɓɯnᴬ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tai | ɓɯnᴬ | sky; heaven |