Where does “també” come from?
també (Catalan) comes from Catalan bé, from Latin bene, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
també (Catalan): also, too
Definitions
- also, too
Ancestry of “també”, step by step
també traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan bé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | bé | well; good |
| 2 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 3 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 4 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |
via Catalan tan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | tan | so, such |