Etymology of the English word bonbon
the English word
bonbonderived from the French word
bonbonderived from the French word
literallyderived from the French word
culderived from the Latin word
culus (buttocks; posterior; anus)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
bonus (good; good, honest, brave; good, moral, honest)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deu-derived from the Medieval Latin word
canopeumderived from the Greek word
konopeion, κωνωπεῖον
derived from the Greek word
konops, κώνωψ (a mosquito (from its stinging proboscis))
derived from the Old French word
laiederived from the Middle Dutch word
laegederived from the Middle Dutch word
laeyeDate
The earliest known usage of bonbon in English dates from the 19th century.
Cognates
Dutch
bonbon, German
Bonbon, Norwegian
bonbonUsage
Word found in Modern English
