Where does “bem feito” come from?
bem feito (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese bem, from Old Portuguese 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...
bem feito (Portuguese): serves me/you/him/her/us/them right indicates that an unpleasant consequence was deserved
Definitions
- serves me/you/him/her/us/them right indicates that an unpleasant consequence was deserved
Ancestry of “bem feito”, step by step
bem feito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese bem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | bem | well; accurately; competently; well; fairly;... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ben | well |
| 3 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 4 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 5 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |