"bene" meaning in Latin

See bene in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [ˈbɛ.nɛ] [Classical-Latin], [ˈbɛː.ne] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: melius [comparative], optimē [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Archaic Latin duenos Archaic Latin *duenēd Latin bene From Archaic Latin *duenēd, derived from duenos (“good”) (source of Classical Latin bonus), from Proto-Italic *dwenos. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|itc-ala:*duenēd<id:good><ety:from<itc-ala:duenos>>|id=well|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Archaic Latin duenos Archaic Latin *duenēd Latin bene [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "to fit", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dewh₂-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*dwenos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Archaic Latin", "term" : "duenos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-ala" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Archaic Latin", "term" : "*duenēd", "lang" : "itc-ala" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "bene", "lang" : "la" }" data-id="well" data-lang="la" data-title="bene" id="Latin:_well">, {{inh|la|itc-ala|*duenēd}} Archaic Latin *duenēd, {{cog|la-cla|bonus}} Classical Latin bonus, {{der|la|itc-pro|*dwenos}} Proto-Italic *dwenos Head templates: {{la-adv|bene|melius|optimē}} bene (comparative melius, superlative optimē)
  1. well
    Sense id: en-bene-la-adv-p3Irdl0V
  2. properly, exactly
    Sense id: en-bene-la-adv-Ad28r1PI
  3. agreeably, favorably
    Sense id: en-bene-la-adv-cFJCxMdO Categories (other): Pages with etymon, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 5 0 11 0 0 0 2 13 2 2 4 2 0 0 46 2 6 6 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 3 3 69 0 14 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: benedīcō, benefaciō, beneficus, benēplaceō, benēplacitūs, benest (english: it's okay), nota bene, quamdiu se bene gesserint Related terms: bonus

Alternative forms

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          "lang_code": "frp",
          "word": "ben-"
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                  "word": "bien"
                }
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              ],
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            },
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              ],
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            }
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          "word": "bien"
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        {
          "lang": "Asturian",
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          "word": "bien"
        },
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              "lang": "Galician",
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            }
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            }
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          "word": "bene"
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        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "unknown"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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        "id": "well",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.?\nProto-Italic *dwenos\nArchaic Latin duenos\nArchaic Latin *duenēd\nLatin bene\n[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"is_uncertain\" : true, \"id\" : \"to fit\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*dewh₂-\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*dwenos\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Archaic Latin\", \"term\" : \"duenos\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"itc-ala\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang_name\" : \"Archaic Latin\", \"term\" : \"*duenēd\", \"lang\" : \"itc-ala\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"bene\", \"lang\" : \"la\" }\" data-id=\"well\" data-lang=\"la\" data-title=\"bene\" id=\"Latin:_well\">",
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    },
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        "2": "itc-ala",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la-cla",
        "2": "bonus"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Latin bonus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*dwenos"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.?\nProto-Italic *dwenos\nArchaic Latin duenos\nArchaic Latin *duenēd\nLatin bene\nFrom Archaic Latin *duenēd, derived from duenos (“good”) (source of Classical Latin bonus), from Proto-Italic *dwenos.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "melius",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "optimē",
      "links": [
        [
          "optimē",
          "optime"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bene",
        "2": "melius",
        "3": "optimē"
      },
      "expansion": "bene (comparative melius, superlative optimē)",
      "name": "la-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "bonus"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "male"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I wish you well with all my heart.",
          "text": "Tibi bene ex animo volo.",
          "translation": "I wish you well with all my heart.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "well"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "well",
          "well"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "properly, exactly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "properly",
          "properly"
        ],
        [
          "exactly",
          "exactly"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "agreeably, favorably"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "agreeably",
          "agreeably"
        ],
        [
          "favorably",
          "favorably"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbɛ.nɛ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbɛː.ne]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bene"
}

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