Where does “disbenefit” come from?
disbenefit (English) comes from English Dis, from English disrespect, from English respect, from Middle English respect, from Old French respect, from Latin respectus, from Latin respiciō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
disbenefit (English): A drawback or disadvantage
Definitions
- A drawback or disadvantage
Ancestry of “disbenefit”, step by step
disbenefit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Dis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dis | Hades |
| 2 | English | disrespect | A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour;... |
| 3 | English | respect | an attitude of consideration or high regard; good... |
| 4 | Middle English | respect | — |
| 5 | Old French | respect | — |
| 6 | Latin | respectus | respected; looking back; regard, consideration,... |
| 7 | Latin | respiciō | to look behind, look back at or upon, look to, look around |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English benefit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | benefit | An advantage; help or aid from something; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | benefytt | — |
| 3 | Middle English | benfet | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | benfet | well-done |
| 5 | Old French | bienfet | — |
| 6 | Old French | bienfaire | to do good, do well |
| 7 | Old French | bien | well; indeed; possession; object of value |
| 8 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 9 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 10 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |