Where does “bensuá” come from?

bensuá (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese abençoar, from Portuguese bênção, from Old Portuguese bẽeiçon, from Old Portuguese beençon, from Ecclesiastical Latin benedictio, from Latin Benedictus, from Latin benedīcō, from Latin dīcō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

bensuá (Kabuverdianu): to bless

Definitions

  1. to bless

Ancestry of “bensuá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseabençoarto bless
2Portuguesebênçãobenediction, blessing; grace
3Old Portuguesebẽeiçon
4Old Portuguesebeençon
5Ecclesiastical Latinbenedictioblessing; benediction; extolling, praising,...
6LatinBenedictusBenedict
7Latinbenedīcōto speak well of someone, commend
8Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
9Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
10Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
11Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
12Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
13Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14Latincalceusshoe
15Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
16Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-