Etymology

Fibonacci

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the Fibonacci sequence. Full definition →

Latin filius ← Italian Bonacci
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frombonum
  2. Italian · derived fromBonacci
  3. Latin · derived fromfilius“son”
  4. English todayFibonacci

From Latin filius (“son”) + Italian Bonacci, a diminutive of Bono, from Latin bonum, ultimately meaning literally, "son of the (little) good man."

Words from the same roots

Latinfilius all →

filicideFitz-

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