Etymology of the English word bonito
the English word
bonitoderived from the Spanish word
bonitoderived from the Spanish word
buenoderived from the Medieval Latin word
bonus (good; good, honest, brave; good, moral, honest)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deu-derived from the Vulgar Latin word
bonitonDate
The earliest known usage of bonito in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
