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Where does “benignité” come from?

benignité (Old French) comes from Latin benignitas, 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 “benignité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbenignitaskindness, benevolence, friendliness, courtesy;...
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 “benignité”

  • benignity
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