Benito.
a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict or Bennett
Meaning & usage
a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict or Bennett
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Ecclesiastical Latinder. Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Archaic Latin duenos Archaic Latin *duenēd Latin bene Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Latin benedīcō Latin benedictus Late Latin Benedictusder. Spanish Benito Based on Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin Benedictus, from benedictus (“blessed; well spoken of”), from Latin benedicō. Cf. benito (“Benedictine monk”). Compare Portuguese Bento, French Benoît, Italian Benedetto. Doublet of Benedicto.
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