benvingut

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bene venūtus, 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) +‎ vingut (come).

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benvingut (feminine benvinguda, masculine plural benvinguts, feminine plural benvingudes)

  1. welcome (to a male or person of unknown gender)

Adjective[edit]

benvingut (feminine benvinguda, masculine plural benvinguts, feminine plural benvingudes)

  1. welcome

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