Where does “béatitude” come from?
béatitude (French) comes from Latin beātitūdō, from Latin beātus, from Latin beo, from Proto-Italic dweos, from Proto-Italic dwejos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
béatitude (French): bliss, beatitude
Definitions
- bliss, beatitude
Ancestry of “béatitude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | beātitūdō | Happiness, blessedness, felicity, beatitude, blissfulness |
| 2 | Latin | beātus | happy, (truly) happy, blessed, fortunate |
| 3 | Latin | beo | I bless; I gladden; I enrich |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | dweos | happy |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dwejos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |