ben
Galician
/ˈbɛŋ/
noun
Definitions
- benefit; welfare
- (in the plural) goods
- good the forces that are the enemy of evil
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese ben inherited from Latin bene (well, good).
Origin
Latin
bene
Gloss
well, good
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
井
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bene Latin
- benedico Latin
- benedictus Latin
- benefacio Latin
- benefactōrem, benefactor Latin
- beneficus Latin
- beneplaceo Latin
- beneventus Latin
- bonus Latin
- perbene Latin
- qui bene amat, bene castigat Latin
- bene Italian
- bien Spanish, Castilian
- bem Portuguese
- bien Old French
- bé Catalan, Valencian
- Bemposta Galician
- benvido Galician
- posta Galician
- vido Galician
- bine Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- ben Old Portuguese
- ghine Aromanian
- ghini Aromanian
- bagn Romansh
- bain Romansh
- bein Romansh
- bien Asturian
- ben Friulian
- ben Old Occitan
- beni Sicilian
- ben Venetian
- ben Volapük
- bin Dalmatian
- bien Ladino
- byén Ladino
- ביין Ladino
- bein Bourguignon
- ben Ladin
- beni Sardinian
- ben Istriot
- bè Corsican
- *duened Old Latin
- *duenēd Old Latin