Where does “bien” come from?
bien (Chavacano) comes from Spanish bien, from Old Spanish bien, 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...
bien (Chavacano): very
Definitions
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Ancestry of “bien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bien | well; well, fine, okay; properly |
| 2 | Old Spanish | bien | well |
| 3 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 4 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 5 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |