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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

  1. One who is not a beneficiary

Ancestry of “nonbeneficiary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeneficiaryOne who benefits or receives an advantage; One...
2Latinbeneficiārius—
3Latinbeneficiumbenefit; favour; kindness
4Latinbeneficusbeneficent; generous, liberal
5Latinbenewell; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably
6Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
7Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
8Proto-Italicdwenosgood
9Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
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