Where does “benvenite” come from?
benvenite (Interlingua) comes from Interlingua ben, 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...
benvenite (Interlingua): welcome
Definitions
- welcome
Ancestry of “benvenite”, step by step
benvenite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Interlingua ben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Interlingua | ben | well |
| 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... |