The story
- Latin · derived frombenedictiō, benedictiōnem
- Old French · derived frombeneïson
- Middle English · inherited frombenysoun
- English todaybenison
From Middle English benysoun, beneson, borrowed from Old French beneïson, from Latin benedictiō, benedictiōnem. First known use: 14th century. Doublet of benediction.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.