bonus

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Latin word bonus comes from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-, Proto-Indo-European *dū-, and later Proto-Italic *dwenos (Good.)

*deh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)

*dū- (Proto-Indo-European)

to respect

*dwenos (Proto-Italic)

Good.

dvenos (Latin)

duonus (Old Latin)

Good.

optimus (Latin)

Best; very good.

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