myEtymology.com: French etymology of debonaire

Etymology of the French word debonaire

the Old French word debonaire

derived from the Old French word de

derived from the Vulgar Latin word datum (present, gift; that which is given)

derived from the Latin word dare (give; dedicate; sell; surrender, give over; send to die)

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

Word found in Old French