Etymology

benet

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Today it means: To catch in a net; ensnare. Full definition →

English net ← Middle English net ← Old English nett
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benet · verb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁pi
  5. Proto-Germanic*bi
  6. Proto-Germanic*bi-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*bi-
  8. Old Englishbe-
  9. Middle Englishbi-
  10. Englishbe-
  11. Proto-Germanic*natją
  12. Proto-West Germanic*nati
  13. Old Englishnett
  14. Middle Englishnet
  15. Englishnet
  16. English todaybenet

From be- + net.

benet · noun2

  1. Latin · derived frombenedictus“blessed”
  2. French · derived from[Term?]
  3. English todaybenet

From French [Term?], from Latin benedictus (“blessed”).

Words from the same roots

Latinbenedictus all →

benedictBenedictinebenedight

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