bienvenu
French
adj
Definitions
- welcome
Etymology
Compound from French bien (well, very) + French venu (come)derived from Latin *bene venutus.
Origin
Latin
*bene venutus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *bene venutus Latin
- bewillkommnen German
- willkommen German
- bene Italian
- bien French
- bienfaisant French
- bienheureux French
- bientôt French
- bienveillant French
- bienvenue French
- malvenu French
- venu French
- bien Spanish, Castilian
- *wiljakwumô Proto-Germanic
- ben Catalan, Valencian
- benvinguda Catalan, Valencian
- vinguda Catalan, Valencian
- willekomen Middle High German
- bien Middle French
- byen Haitian, Haitian Creole
- byen Mauritian Creole
- byen Seychellois Creole