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Where does “benna” come from?

benna (Italian) comes from Latin benna, from Gaulish benna, from Proto-Celtic *bendā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

benna (Italian): bucket, grab

Definitions

  1. bucket, grab

Ancestry of “benna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbennakind of carriage
2Gaulishbennacarriage
3Proto-Celtic*bendā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →