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Where does “bento” come from?

bento (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese bẽeyto, from Ecclesiastical Latin benedictus, from Latin Benedictus, from Latin benedīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

bento (Portuguese): holy, sacred; Benedictine monk

Definitions

  1. holy, sacred; Benedictine monk

Ancestry of “bento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesebẽeytoblessed
2Ecclesiastical Latinbenedictusblessed; a blessed person; blessed, having been...
3LatinBenedictusBenedict
4Latinbenedīcō—
5Latindīcō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “bento”

  • benta
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