Where does “benedicite” come from?
benedicite (Italian) comes from Latin benedicite, from Latin benedico, 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...
benedicite (Italian): grace
Ancestry of “benedicite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | benedicite | second-person plural present active imperative of... |
| 2 | Latin | benedico | I speak well of someone, commend; I bless,... |
| 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... |