Where does “benite” come from?
benite (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese bonito, from Spanish bonito, from Spanish bueno, from Old Spanish bueno, 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...
benite (Kabuverdianu): beautiful, attractive
Definitions
- beautiful, attractive
Ancestry of “benite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | bonito | pretty, lovely; beautifully, in a beautiful way;... |
| 2 | Spanish | bonito | pretty; nice, lovely, cute, sweet, fine,... |
| 3 | Spanish | bueno | good; fine; okay; fine |
| 4 | Old Spanish | bueno | good |
| 5 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 6 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |