Where does “bineînțeles” come from?
bineînțeles (Romanian) comes from Romanian bine, 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...
bineînțeles (Romanian): certainly; of course; naturally
Definitions
- certainly; of course; naturally
Ancestry of “bineînțeles”, step by step
bineînțeles traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian bine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | bine | well; handsome; good |
| 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... |
via Romanian înțeles
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | înțeles | understood; meaning, sense; past participle of... |