Where does “beninteso” come from?
beninteso (Italian) comes from Italian inteso, from Latin intēnsus, from Latin intendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
beninteso (Italian): certainly, of course
Definitions
- certainly, of course
Ancestry of “beninteso”, step by step
beninteso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian inteso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | inteso | understood; intended, meant; past participle of... |
| 2 | Latin | intēnsus | intent, eager |
| 3 | Latin | intendō | to stretch out; to strain |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Italian bene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bene | upper-class, posh, high; well, nicely, OK, right;... |
| 2 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 3 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 4 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |