Where does “bienveillance” come from?
bienveillance (French) comes from French bienveillant, from French bien, from Middle French bien, from Old French bien, from Latin bene, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
bienveillance (French): benevolence, goodwill
Definitions
- benevolence, goodwill
Ancestry of “bienveillance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bienveillant | benevolent, kind; wholesome |
| 2 | French | bien | good, all right, great; good looking, nice; well |
| 3 | Middle French | bien | well |
| 4 | Old French | bien | well; indeed; possession; object of value |
| 5 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 6 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 7 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |