Where does “bénin” come from?
bénin (French) comes from Latin benignus, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
bénin (French): benign
Definitions
- benign
Ancestry of “bénin”, step by step
bénin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin benignus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | benignus | kind, good, friendly, pleasant; beneficent,... |
| 2 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Portuguese Benim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Benim | — |
| 2 | Isekiri | ubinu | — |
| 3 | Yoruba | [[ile]] [[ibinu]] | — |