Where does “benessere” come from?

benessere (Italian) comes from Italian essere, from Late Latin essere, from Latin sūm, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

benessere (Italian): well-being, wellness, health, fitness, welfare,...

Definitions

  1. well-being, wellness, health, fitness, welfare,...

Ancestry of “benessere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianessereUsed as a to be
2Late Latinessere
3Latinsūmto be, exist
4Proto-Italicezomto be
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “benessere

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-
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