Where does “benă” come from?

benă (Romanian) comes from French benne, from Latin benna, from Gaulish benna, from Proto-Celtic *bendā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

benă (Romanian): dumpster

Definitions

  1. dumpster

Ancestry of “benă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbennebin; barrow; dump truck
2Latinbennakind of carriage
3Gaulishbennacarriage
4Proto-Celtic*bendā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *bendā →Every word from Gaulish benna →