köken: Univerbation of en bon point (“in good condition”). The rule in French is to write ⟨m⟩ instead of ⟨n⟩ before ⟨m⟩, ⟨p⟩ or ⟨b⟩ – here the rule is applied to the first ⟨n⟩ but not the second, since it does not apply to words derived from bon; compare bonbon, bonbonnerie, bonbonnier and bonbonnière. The word bonbonne, however, is not derived from bon, but from Occitan boumbouno, ultimately from Latin…
Quoique La Brière fût alors mince, il appartient à ce genre de tempéraments qui, formés tard, prennent à trente ans un embonpoint inattendu.
power, strength, might, vigour, force, validity · force or power of articulation · force considered as a sixth organ of action
çekim: çoğul बला॑नि · tamlayan बल॑स्य
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bel- Proto-Indo-European *bél-os Proto-Indo-Iranian *bálas Proto-Indo-Aryan *bálas Sanskrit बल Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bálas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bálas, from Proto-Indo-European *bél-os, from *bel- (“strength”). Cognate with Ancient Greek βελτίων (beltíōn), Latin dē-bilis, Old Church Slavonic бол҄ии (bolʹii).