benvenuto

== Italian == === Alternative forms === ben venuto (dated) === Etymology === 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”, apocopic form of bene) +‎ venuto (“come”, past participle of venire) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ben.veˈnu.to/ IPA(key): /ˌbɛn.veˈnu.to/ Rhymes: -uto Hyphenation: ben‧ve‧nù‧to === Adjective === benvenuto (feminine benvenuta, masculine plural benvenuti, feminine plural benvenute) welcome ==== Derived terms ==== === Interjection === benvenuto (feminine benvenuta, masculine plural benvenuti, feminine plural benvenute) welcome! === Noun === benvenuto m (invariable) welcome (greeting) === References ===