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Where does “bè” come from?

bè (Corsican) comes 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...

bè (Corsican): well; good

Definitions

  1. well; good

Ancestry of “bè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbenewell; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably
2Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
3Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
4Proto-Italicdwenosgood
5Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
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