Benedict
English
/ˈbɛnədɪkt/
proper noun
Definitions
- particularly of the sixth-century founder of the Benedictine order, and of several popes.
- (city and village in Kansas).
- (census-designated place in Maryland).
- (village in Nebraska).
- (city and village in North Dakota).
Etymology
Derived from Latin benedictus (blessed), benedīcō (I speak well of, I bless, I speak well, I praise, speak well of, I commend, bless).
Origin
Latin
benedīcō
Gloss
I speak well of, I bless, I speak well, I praise, speak well of, I commend, bless
Concept
Semantic Field
Religion and belief
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Benedictus English
- Benedictus Latin
- bene Latin
- benedicibilis Latin
- benedico Latin
- benedictiōnem Latin
- benedictiōnem, benedictiō Latin
- benedictus Latin
- benedīcō Latin
- benedetto Italian
- bénédictin French
- bendito Spanish, Castilian
- benito Spanish, Castilian
- *dew- Proto-Indo-European
- *kars- Proto-Indo-European
- bendito Portuguese
- beneoit Old French
- bendigo Welsh
- bennachaid Old Irish
- Bênêđictô Vietnamese
- בענטשן Yiddish
- beento Old Portuguese
- bẽeyto Old Portuguese
- Mbenedikto Swahili
- благословити Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- בנדיגֿו Ladino
- Benedictus LL