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