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1556, from M.E. banefire (1483), originally a fire in which bones were burned. Johnson mistook it being derived it from the French word 'bon' which means 'good', and 'feu' meaning 'fire'.

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The word "bonfire" comes from Middle English, derived from the words "bone" and "fire." It originally referred to a large open-air fire in which bones were burnt.

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