Where does “perbene” come from?
perbene (Italian) comes from Italian per, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
perbene (Italian): respectable, decent; well, properly
Definitions
- respectable, decent; well, properly
Ancestry of “perbene”, step by step
perbene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian per
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | per | for; to; through |
| 2 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 3 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 4 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 5 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 6 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
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... |