Where does “benet” come from?

benet (Middle English) comes from French Benoît, from Old French beneoit, from Latin Benedictus, from Latin benedīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “benet”, step by step

benet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French Benoît

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	Benoît	blessed, fortunate
2	Old French	beneoit	—
3	Latin	Benedictus	Benedict
4	Latin	benedīcō	to speak well of someone, commend
5	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
6	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
7	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
9	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
10	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11	Latin	calceus	shoe
12	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
13	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Latin benedicta

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	benedicta	nominative feminine singular of benedictus;...

Words derived from “benet”

Bennet

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