Where does “benefact” come from?
benefact (English) comes from English benefactor, from Middle English benefactor, from Medieval Latin benefactor, from Latin benefaciō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor.
benefact (English): To benefit; to act as benefactor toward
Definitions
- To benefit; to act as benefactor toward
Ancestry of “benefact”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | benefactor | Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a... |
| 2 | Middle English | benefactor | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | benefactor | he who bestows a favor |
| 4 | Latin | benefaciō | to do good |
| 5 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 6 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 8 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |