Etymology of the English word benison
the English word
benisonderived from the Old French word
beneisonderived from the Late Latin word
benedictio (blessing; benediction; extolling)
derived from the Late Latin word
benedicere (bless; praise; speak well of)
derived from the Latin word
dicere (to say, to speak; name, call; appoint; say, declare, state; talk, speak; make speech)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deik- (to show, to pronounce solemnly; to throw)
derived from the Latin word
bene (well, very, quite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deu-derived from the Old French word
benissonDate
The earliest known usage of benison in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
