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Where does “benigne” come from?

benigne (Old French) 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.

Ancestry of “benigne”, 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

Words derived from “benigne”

  • benign
  • benignant
  • benignly
  • benignantly
  • benignancy
  • benignness
  • unbenign
  • unbenignant
  • nonbenign
  • unbenignly
  • benigne
  • benygne
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