Where does “binevoi” come from?
binevoi (Romanian) comes from Romanian voi, from Latin voleō, from Latin volō, from Proto-Italic gʷelāō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
binevoi (Romanian): to be willing to
Definitions
- to be willing to
Ancestry of “binevoi”, step by step
binevoi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian voi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | voi | you; will; to want |
| 2 | Latin | voleō | — |
| 3 | Latin | volō | to wish, to please |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
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... |