Where does “bénéficial” come from?
bénéficial (French) comes from French bénéfice, from Old French benefice, 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...
bénéficial (French): beneficial
Ancestry of “bénéficial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | bénéfice | benefit, advantage; profit, earning |
| 2 | Old French | benefice | benefice; favour, advantage; benefit |
| 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... |