bôn
Welsh (Colloquial)
/boːn/
noun
Definitions
- base, bottom
- trunk, stem
- (linguistics) stem
- (mathematics) base
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Welsh bon inherited from Proto-Celtic *bonus (foundation).
Origin
Proto-Celtic
*bonus
Gloss
foundation
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bun Irish
- bunaigh Irish
- bunaonad Irish
- bunoscionn Irish
- bunú Irish
- bunúil Irish
- boncyff Welsh
- bongorff Welsh
- bontin Welsh
- bontinau Welsh
- corff Welsh
- cyff Welsh
- gwrthban Welsh
- safon Welsh
- safonol Welsh
- sefyll Welsh
- tin Welsh
- bun Old Irish
- bun Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- *bonus Proto-Celtic
- *windos Proto-Celtic
- *bona Gaulish
- bon Middle Welsh