Question 1

What does the French word "bon" mean?

Accepted Answer

Well.
Used to express approval, satisfaction, or to better convey that one has understood or heard.
Sometimes used ironically to complain.
Expresses astonishment, doubt, disbelief, or carelessness.

Question 2

What is the etymology of thr French word "bon"?

Accepted Answer

from Latin bonus dif=bŏnus (dif=bŏnus). (880) (Cantilène de Sainte Eulalie) buona (« good »), then buen, a stressed diphthonged form. This form gave way to the unstressed proclitic form bon.

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