Etymology of the English word bonanza
the English word
bonanzaderived from the Spanish word
bonanza (calm sea, good luck)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
bonaciaderived from the Medieval Latin word
bonus (good; good, honest, brave; good, moral, honest)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deu-derived from the Latin word
malacia (dead calm; calm; dead calm)
derived from the Greek word
malakia, μαλακία (softness; softness; enervation (debility))
Date
The earliest known usage of bonanza in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
