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Where does “benignus” come from?

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

benignus (Latin): kind, good, friendly, pleasant; beneficent,...

Definitions

  1. kind, good, friendly, pleasant; beneficent,...

Ancestry of “benignus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “benignus”

  • benign
  • benignant
  • benignity
  • benignly
  • benignantly
  • benignancy
  • benignness
  • unbenign
  • unbenignant
  • nonbenign
  • unbenignly
  • benigne
  • benigne dicis
  • benigno
  • benignitas
  • benigniter
  • benigno
  • benignità
  • benigno
  • bénin
  • benigne
  • benigno
  • benigan
  • бениган
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