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bonus.

good/moral/honest/brave man; man of honor, gentleman; better/rich people (pl.);

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈbɔ.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈbɔː.nus]

  1. good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. right

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  3. useful

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  4. valid

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  5. healthy

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  6. quality

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Archaic Latin duenos Old Latin duonus Latin bonus Inherited from Old Latin duonus, from earlier duenos, from Proto-Italic *dwenos, further etymology uncertain. Possibly cognate with beō (“to bless, gladden”). Possible roots include: * Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- (“to join, fit together”); compare Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 (taujan, “to do, make”) and Ancient Greek δύναμαι (dúnamai, “to be able”). * Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-u, from *deh₃- (“to give”). * Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”) * Proto-Indo-European *dwey- (“to fear”), source of Ancient Greek δέος (déos), δεινός (deinós), δειλός (deilós). Compare the change from duellum to bellum, and from duis to bis.

noun[ˈbɔ.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈbɔː.nus]

  1. a good, moral, honest or brave man

    declension-2 · masculine

  2. a gentleman

    declension-2 · masculine · plural · plural-only

  3. a nobleman, aristocrat

    declension-2 · masculine · plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Archaic Latin duenos Old Latin duonus Latin bonus Inherited from Old Latin duonus, from earlier duenos, from Proto-Italic *dwenos, further etymology uncertain. Possibly cognate with beō (“to bless, gladden”). Possible roots include: * Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- (“to join, fit together”); compare Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 (taujan, “to do, make”) and Ancient Greek δύναμαι (dúnamai, “to be able”). * Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-u, from *deh₃- (“to give”). * Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”) * Proto-Indo-European *dwey- (“to fear”), source of Ancient Greek δέος (déos), δεινός (deinós), δειλός (deilós). Compare the change from duellum to bellum, and from duis to bis.

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