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Latin

bene

[ˈbɛ.nɛ] · adv

Meaning

  1. well
  2. properly, exactly
  3. agreeably, favorably

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Old Latin duenos Old Latin *duenēd Latin bene From Old Latin *duenēd, from duenos (“good”), which gave bonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos.

  1. *dwenos(itc-pro)
  2. *duenēd(itc-ola)
  3. bene (Latin)
  4. Relations: der, inh

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