English word benign comes from Proto-Italic *dwened, Latin optimus (Best; very good.), Proto-Italic *genos (Lineage, origin.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *dwened | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| optimus | Latin (lat) | Best; very good. |
| *genos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Lineage, origin. |
| genere | Latin (lat) | |
| *dwenedgenos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Kind, nice, good. |
| benignus | Latin (lat) | (of things) favorable, mild. (poetic) lucky, propitious. (poetic, of things) fruitful, fertile, copious. Beneficent, obliging, bounteous. Kind, good, friendly, pleasant. |
| benigne | Old French (fro) | |
| benign | English (eng) | (in combination) Not harmful to the environment.. (medicine) Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.. (of a climate or environment) mild and favorable. Kind; gentle; mild. |