Where does “benoîtement” come from?

benoîtement (French) comes from French Benoît, from Old French beneoit, from Latin Benedictus, from Latin benedīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

benoîtement (French): sanctimoniously

Definitions

  1. sanctimoniously

Ancestry of “benoîtement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchBenoîtblessed, fortunate
2Old Frenchbeneoit
3LatinBenedictusBenedict
4Latinbenedīcōto speak well of someone, commend
5Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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