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Where does “benigno” come from?

benigno (Latin) comes from Latin benignus, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

benigno (Latin): inflection of benignus: ## dative...

Definitions

  1. inflection of benignus: ## dative...

Ancestry of “benigno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbenignuskind, good, friendly, pleasant; beneficent,...
2Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
3Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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