Etymology

de bene esse

Today it means: Conditionally; provisionally; in anticipation of future need. Full definition →

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  1. Latin · derived fromde“on account of”
  2. English todayde bene esse

From Latin de (“on account of”) bene (“well”) esse (“to be”), "on account of well-being".

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