Where does “bien” come from?

bien (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish bien, 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...

bien (Spanish): well; well, fine, okay; properly

Definitions

  1. well; well, fine, okay; properly

Ancestry of “bien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishbienwell
2Latinbenewell; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably
3Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
4Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
5Proto-Italicdwenosgood
6Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “bien”

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