English
bookoo
Bookoo comes from French beaucoup ‘much, very much, a lot’, from Latin bellus ‘beautiful’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *dwenos ‘good’.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dwenos‘good’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEduenos
- Old Latin, derivedc. 700–75 BCE*duenelosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbellus‘beautiful’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400biau cop‘a lot, much’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentbeaucoup‘much, very much, a lot’
- Englishearliest quotation 2012bookoo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dwenos‘good’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEduenos
- Old Latin, derivedc. 700–75 BCE*duenelosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbellus‘beautiful’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400biau cop‘a lot, much’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentbeaucoup‘much, very much, a lot’
- Englishearliest quotation 2012bookoo
Earliest quotation: 2012, Adam Stewart, Travesty: “Some people say lawyers have one of the best…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to fit’
down, town, teen, dynamic, tool, dynasty, tow, dun, dynamo, dynastic, tine, benefice, taw, 90 more
through Proto-Italic *dwenos ‘good’
ben, bonus, beneficial, optimal, rebellion, optimism, bonnie, beneficiary, rebellious, bene, boon, rebelling, bonny, bonbon, 34 more
through Old Latin duenos
through Old Latin *duenelos
rebel, revel, bellicose, beauteous, 16 more
through Latin bellus ‘beautiful’
beautiful, beauty, beau, boo, bello, beal, bauble, 3 more
through French beaucoup ‘much, very much, a lot’
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *dwenos / bookoo