Where does “bened” come from?
bened (Volapük) comes from Volapük ben, 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...
bened (Volapük): a good blessing
Definitions
- a good blessing
Ancestry of “bened”, step by step
bened traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Volapük ben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | ben | well-being, welfare, being well, wellness |
| 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 Volapük ed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | ed | and |