Etymology

bounteous

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Today it means: Inclined to be generous. Full definition →

Middle English bountevous ← Old French bontios
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  1. Old French · derived frombontios
  2. Middle English · inherited frombountevous
  3. English todaybounteous

Inherited from Middle English bountevous, from Old French bontios; by surface analysis, bounty + ous.

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