Where does “bene cove” come from?
bene cove (English) comes from English cove, from French couver, from Old French cover, from Latin cubāre, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- — cattle.
bene cove (English): A friend; a good fellow; a good companion
Definitions
- A friend; a good fellow; a good companion
Ancestry of “bene cove”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cove | A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern; A concave... |
| 2 | French | couver | to brood; to mollycoddle |
| 3 | Old French | cover | to brood |
| 4 | Latin | cubāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | cubō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kubāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |