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Where does “bienheureusement” come from?

bienheureusement (French) comes from French bienheureux, from French heureux, from French heur, from Old French eür, from Latin augurium, from Latin augur, from Latvian augos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-.

bienheureusement (French): blessedly; happily

Definitions

  1. blessedly; happily

Ancestry of “bienheureusement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbienheureuxblessed, blest; happy, blissful, lucky
2Frenchheureuxhappy; glad; lucky, fortunate
3Frenchheurchance; fortune
4Old FrencheürAlternative form of eur
5Latinauguriumaugury; divination, prediction; omen, portent
6Latinauguraugur
7Latvianaugoslocative plural form of augs; locative plural...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
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