Where does “ben” come from?

ben (Volapük) comes 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...

ben (Volapük): well-being, welfare, being well, wellness

Definitions

  1. well-being, welfare, being well, wellness

Ancestry of “ben”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ben”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew- →Every word from Proto-Italic dwenos →Every word from Old Latin duenos →