The Latin word benignus came to our language as benign. It is an adjective that qualifies that or that which is compassionate, gracious, pious or cordial. For example: “I was lucky enough to meet a benign man who gave me shelter...
The etymological history of the adjective drunkard begins in Bibere a Latin verb that can be translated as “drinking”. This word derived in bibĭtus, which in turn became a term that has now become obsolete: beudo. Finally we come to the...
The concept of brig comes from the Catalan briganti or the French brigantin, according to what is mentioned in the dictionary of the DigoPaul. These two terms, for their part, derive from the Italian Brigantine. According to DigoPaul, a brig is...
A word of Celtic origin derived from the Latin basium, which later came to our language as a kiss. This is what the act and the result of kissing are called: pressing or touching another person with a movement of the...
The concept of the beast has several uses. The first meaning mentioned in the dictionary of the DigoPaul refers to a four-legged animal. If we focus on this definition, we could affirm that a dog, a cow or a cat are...
Originating from the Latin word bestiarius, bestiary is a concept that is used with reference to collections of texts and illustrations of animals, whether real or from the realm of fantasy, which were made in the Middle Ages. The medieval bestiary,...
The best-selling English expression is recognized by the dictionary of the DigoPaul as a literary or musical work that is very successful on a commercial level. In other words, a book or music album becomes a best seller when it reaches...
Beta is the second letter of the Greek alphabet, corresponding to B in Latin. Within the International Phonetic Alphabet (a system of phonetic notation that linguists developed), beta is the letter that represents the voiced bilabial fricative. The concept is very...
The Latin term bitūmen came to Castilian as bitumen. This is the generic name for various substances that are found in nature and whose main components are hydrogen and carbon. When bitumen is brought to the fire, it emits a characteristic...
Before entering fully into the the term beautiful, it is necessary to proceed to discover its etymological origin. In this case, we can state that it is a word that derives from Latin. Specifically, it comes from “bellus” which can be...
Before entering fully into the the term flat it is necessary that we know its etymological origin. In this case we can determine that it is a word that derives from Latin. Specifically, it comes from “be molle”, which can be...
Before entering fully into the the term benzene, it is necessary to discover its etymological origin. In this case, it must be stated that it is the sum of two clearly delimited components: -The noun “benzoe” which derives from Arabic and...
Benchmarking is a concept that is not part of the dictionary of the DigoPaul. It is a notion that is used in the fields of finance and computer science for a technique to make comparisons and measure returns. According to DigoPaul,...
The term blessing comes from a Latin word that refers to the action and effect of blessing. This verb, for its part, is a way of calling the action of praising, exalting or exalting, of consecrating something to divine worship or...
Benefactor is one who does good to another person. The term is used synonymously with benefactor. For example: “An anonymous benefactor donated one hundred thousand dollars and managed to save the orphanage”, “Bill Gates is one of the richest people in...
Bandit is a term that is often used as a synonym for criminal or thief, although a more specific meaning can be attributed to it. According to the dictionary of the DigoPaul, a bandit is a fugitive from justice who is...
The term banner is not part of the dictionary of the DigoPaul. It is a concept of the English language that can be translated as “emblem”, “flag” or “banner”. In our language, however, it is common for the notion of banner...
From Latin annus, a year is a twelve-month period that begins on January 1 and ends on December 31. The term is also used as a unit of time, to measure the same number of months from any given day. For...
Living beings that have their own mobility and that are part of the Animalia kingdom are called animals. Within this immense group are the members of the Homo sapiens species, that is, human beings. Therefore, to draw a differentiation, an animal...
The animals are specimens of species that make up the kingdom Animalia. Among its characteristics are its autonomous ability to move and the fact of reproducing sexually. According to DigoPaul, vertebrate, on the other hand, is an adjective that comes from...
From the Latin anĕllus, a ring is a small-sized ring that shines, for aesthetic or symbolic purposes, on a finger. Among the rings that are used to reflect a state or condition are the married (or wedding) ring and the engagement...
Before entering fully into the clarification of the meaning of the term liturgical year, it is essential to know the etymological origin of the two words that give it form: -Year comes from Latin, exactly from “annus”, which has the same...
The concept of light year tends to be confusing. According to abbreviationfinder, the presence of the term year causes many people to associate the expression with a temporal unit. A light year, however, is a measure of length used in the...
A year is a temporary period that spans twelve months. In the Gregorian calendar, the year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31. Year can also be the unit of time that measures twelve months, although starting on any...
Living beings that, due to their characteristics, are included within the Animalia kingdom, are called animals. These creatures can move on their own, need the oxygen they breathe to survive, and reproduce sexually. According to DigoPaul, invertebrate, on the other hand,...
Originating from the Latin anĭmus (which, in turn, derives from a Greek word that is translated into Spanish as “breath”), encouragement is a term that can be used as a synonym for the ideas of energy, effort, will and value. To...
The term that we are going to analyze now must be said to be made up of two words that, etymologically speaking, derive from the Latin: • Animal emanates from “animal”, which can be translated as “being that has breathing”. •...
A year is a temporary period that lasts twelve months. The concept can also be used as a unit of time to name a certain cycle or course. Calendar, on the other hand, is a term that derives from the Latin...
Before entering fully to define the term aquatic animal, we will proceed to determine its etymological origin. In doing so we discover that the two words that shape it emanate from the Latin: • Animal, comes from “animal” that can be...
The notion of anode is used in the field of physics to name a positively charged electrode. An electrode, on the other hand, is the end of a conductive material that, being linked to a medium, transfers or obtains an electric...
