Where does “unbeneficial” come from?
unbeneficial (English) comes from English beneficial, from Latin beneficiālis, 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...
unbeneficial (English): Not beneficial
Ancestry of “unbeneficial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | beneficial | Helpful or good to something or someone; Relating... |
| 2 | Latin | beneficiālis | — |
| 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... |