myEtymology.com: French etymology of bontive

Etymology of the French word bontive

the Old French word bontive

derived from the Old French word bonte

derived from the Latin word bonitas (goodness, integrity, moral excellence)

derived from the Medieval Latin word bonus (good; good, honest, brave; good, moral, honest)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deu-

Word found in Old French