Etymology of the English word bonhomie
the English word
bonhomiederived from the French word
bonhomiederived from the French word
bonhommederived from the Old French word
bonderived from the Medieval Latin word
bonus (good; good, honest, brave; good, moral, honest)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deu-derived from the French word
hommederived from the Latin word
hominemderived from the Classical Latin word
homo (man, human being, person)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhghem-Date
The earliest known usage of bonhomie in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
