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bonus
Latin · ancient
"good"
meaning "good"
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bonanza
Spanish · medieval
"fair weather, prosperity"
came to mean fair weather or good fortune
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bonanza
English · 1800s
"a source of sudden wealth or good fortune"
adopted by American miners during Western mining booms
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