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Where does “Benevento” come from?

Benevento comes from Latin Beneventum, from Latin bene meaning "well," derived from Latin bonus meaning "good," which traces to Latin duonus, Proto-Italic dwenos, and Proto-Indo-European dew-.

Ancestry of “Benevento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianBenevento—
2Latinbeneventumnominative neuter singular of beneventus;...
3Latinbenewell; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably
4Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
5Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
6Proto-Italicdwenosgood
7Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
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