Where does “ben” come from?

ben (Galician) comes 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...

ben (Galician): benefit; welfare; goods; good

Definitions

  1. benefit; welfare; goods; good

Ancestry of “ben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesebenwell
2Latinbenewell; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably
3Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
4Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
5Proto-Italicdwenosgood
6Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “ben”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew- →Every word from Proto-Italic dwenos →Every word from Old Latin duenos →