Where does “benigne” come from?

benigne (Middle English) comes from Old French benigne, 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.

benigne (Middle English): kind, gentle, mild

Definitions

  1. kind, gentle, mild

Ancestry of “benigne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbenigne—
2Latinbenignuskind, good, friendly, pleasant; beneficent,...
3Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
4Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “benigne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os →Every word from Proto-Italic genos →