Reconstruction:Latin/bonacia

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der.
    Ancient Greek μᾰλᾰκός (mălăkós)
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
    Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
    Ancient Greek μᾰλᾰκῐ́ᾱ (mălăkĭ́ā)bor.
    Latin malacia
    Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.?
    Proto-Italic *dwenos
    Old Latin duenos
    Old Latin duonus
    Latin bonusinflu.
    Latin *bonacia

    From malacia (“lull, dead calm”), influenced by bonus (“good”) under the false impression that initial mal- is a derivate of malus (“bad”).

    Noun

    *bonacia f (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

    1. lull, dead calm
      Synonym: malacia

    Descendants

    • Catalan: bonança
    • French: bonace
    • Italian: bonaccia
    • Spanish: bonanza
    • Venetan: bonazza (see there for further descendants)

    References

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