Where does “nonbeneficiary” come from?
nonbeneficiary (English) comes from English beneficiary, from Latin beneficiārius, from Latin beneficium, from Latin beneficus, from Latin bene, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
nonbeneficiary (English): One who is not a beneficiary
Definitions
- One who is not a beneficiary
Ancestry of “nonbeneficiary”, step by step
nonbeneficiary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English beneficiary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beneficiary | One who benefits or receives an advantage; One... |
| 2 | Latin | beneficiārius | privileged soldier who is exempt from certain duties |
| 3 | Latin | beneficium | benefit; favour; kindness |
| 4 | Latin | beneficus | beneficent; generous, liberal |
| 5 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 6 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 7 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |