benvido
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bene venītus, presumably a calque of a Frankish term, derived from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, such as English welcome. By surface analysis, ben (“well”) + vido (“come”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
benvido (feminine benvida, masculine plural benvidos, feminine plural benvidas)
- welcome (whose arrival is a cause of joy)
Interjection edit
benvido
- welcome (greeting; to a male)