bon mot vs wit

bon mot and wit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bon mot	Yes	No	No	No
wit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, wit is a hypernym of bon mot; that is, wit is a word with a broader meaning than bon mot:

bon mot: a clever remark
wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

Other hypernyms of bon mot include humor, humour, witticism, wittiness.

bon mot (noun)	wit (noun)
a clever remark	mental ability
	a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
	a witty amusing person who makes jokes