Where does “boncyff” come from?
boncyff (Welsh) comes from Welsh bôn, 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...
boncyff (Welsh): trunk, stock, stump
Definitions
- trunk, stock, stump
Ancestry of “boncyff”, step by step
boncyff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh bôn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | bôn | base, bottom; trunk, stem; stem |
| 2 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 3 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |
via Welsh cyff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | cyff | trunk, stock, stump |