Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “Benevento” come from?

Benevento (Italian) comes from Latin beneventum, 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 “Benevento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbeneventumnominative neuter singular of beneventus;...
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 “Benevento”

  • Benevento
  • Benevento
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew- →