"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 Old Latin duenos Old Latin *duenēd Latin bene From Old Latin *duenēd, from duenos (“good”), which gave bonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|itc-ola:*duenēd<id:good><ety:from<itc-ola:duenos>>|id=well|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Old Latin duenos Old 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" : "Old Latin", "term" : "duenos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "*duenēd", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "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">, {{der|la|itc-ola|*duenēd}} Old Latin *duenēd, {{inh|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): Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: benedīcō, benest () (english: it's okay), benefaciō Related terms: bonus

Alternative forms

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              "lang_code": "gl",
              "word": "ben"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Portuguese",
              "lang_code": "pt",
              "word": "bem"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Old Galician-Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "roa-opt",
          "word": "ben"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Spanish",
              "lang_code": "es",
              "word": "bien"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Old Spanish",
          "lang_code": "osp",
          "word": "ben"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Spanish",
              "lang_code": "es",
              "word": "bien"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Old Spanish",
          "lang_code": "osp",
          "word": "bien"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Ibero-Romance",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "lang_code": "sc",
          "tags": [
            "Logudorese"
          ],
          "word": "bene"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "lang_code": "sc",
          "tags": [
            "Campidanese"
          ],
          "word": "beni"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Insular Romance",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-ola:*duenēd<id:good><ety:from<itc-ola:duenos>>",
        "id": "well",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.?\nProto-Italic *dwenos\nOld Latin duenos\nOld 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\" : \"Old Latin\", \"term\" : \"duenos\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"itc-ola\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang_name\" : \"Old Latin\", \"term\" : \"*duenēd\", \"lang\" : \"itc-ola\" } ], \"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\">",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-ola",
        "3": "*duenēd"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Latin *duenēd",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*dwenos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *dwenos",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.?\nProto-Italic *dwenos\nOld Latin duenos\nOld Latin *duenēd\nLatin bene\nFrom Old Latin *duenēd, from duenos (“good”), which gave 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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