bonace

French

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der.

Ancient Greek μᾰλᾰκός (mălăkós)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek μᾰλᾰκῐ́ᾱ (mălăkĭ́ā)bor.

Latin malacia

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Latin bonusinflu.

Vulgar Latin *bonacia

French bonace

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bonacia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ.nas/

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• Homophone: bonasse

Noun

bonace f (plural bonaces)

1. calmness, tranquility (especially before a storm or something of equal intensity)

Further reading

• “bonace”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012