Where does “nonbeneficially” come from?
nonbeneficially (English) comes from English nonbeneficial, from English beneficial, from Latin beneficiālis, from Latin beneficium, from Latin beneficus, from Latin bene, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
nonbeneficially (English): In a nonbeneficial manner; without benefit
Definitions
- In a nonbeneficial manner; without benefit
Ancestry of “nonbeneficially”, step by step
nonbeneficially traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nonbeneficial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nonbeneficial | Not beneficial; that produces no benefit |
| 2 | English | beneficial | Helpful or good to something or someone; Relating... |
| 3 | Latin | beneficiālis | beneficial; generous |
| 4 | Latin | beneficium | benefit; favour; kindness |
| 5 | Latin | beneficus | beneficent; generous, liberal |
| 6 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 7 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 8 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |