Reconstruction:Latin/bonacia

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This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

By analogy of malacia (lull, dead calm), replacing the unrelated malus (bad) with bonus (good).

Noun[edit]

*bonacia f (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. lull, dead calm
    Synonym: malacia

Descendants[edit]

  • Italian: bonaccia
  • French: bonace
  • Spanish: bonanza
  • Venetian: bonazza (see there for further descendants)

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