Where does “tan ben” come from?
tan ben (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Occitan tan, from Latin tantus, from Latin tam, from Proto-Indo-European téh₂m, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
Ancestry of “tan ben”, step by step
tan ben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Occitan tan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | tan | such; so much; to such and extent; such; so much |
| 2 | Latin | tantus | of such size, of such measure; so much, so great |
| 3 | Latin | tam | so, so much, to such an extent, to such a degree |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | téh₂m | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Old Occitan ben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | ben | well |
| 2 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 3 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 4 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |