Etymology of the English word benign
the English word
benignderived from the Old French word
benignederived from the Latin word
benignus (kind, favorable, obliging)
derived from the Latin word
bene (well, very, quite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deu-derived from the Latin word
gignere (give birth to, bring forth, bear)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-derived from the French word
benignderived from the Latin word
benignus (kind, favorable, obliging)
derived from the Latin word
bene (well, very, quite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deu-derived from the Latin word
gignere (give birth to, bring forth, bear)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-Date
The earliest known usage of benign in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
