Where does “Bemposta” come from?
Bemposta (Galician) comes from Galician ben, from Old Portuguese ben, from Latin bene, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Ancestry of “Bemposta”, step by step
Bemposta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician ben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | ben | benefit; welfare; goods; good |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ben | well |
| 3 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 4 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 5 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |
via Galician posta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | posta | serving, slice, cut |