Where does “ben” come from?

ben (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan ben, from Latin bene, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

ben (Occitan): well; good, possession

Definitions

  1. well; good, possession

Ancestry of “ben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanbenwell
2Latinbenewell; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably
3Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
4Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
5Proto-Italicdwenosgood
6Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “ben”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew- →Every word from Proto-Italic dwenos →Every word from Old Latin duenos →