Where does “unbeneficent” come from?
unbeneficent (English) comes from English beneficent, from Latin beneficens, from Latin beneficiārius, 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...
unbeneficent (English): Not beneficent
Definitions
- Not beneficent
Ancestry of “unbeneficent”, step by step
unbeneficent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English beneficent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beneficent | Given to acts that are kind, charitable,... |
| 2 | Latin | beneficens | — |
| 3 | Latin | beneficiārius | privileged soldier who is exempt from certain duties |
| 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... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |