benito
See also: Benito
Esperanto
Spanish
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin benedictus, from Latin benedicō. Compare the semi-learned doublet bendito, as well as Old Spanish bendicho. Compare also Portuguese bento.
Further reading
- “benito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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