Where does “bienfaisant” come from?
bienfaisant (French) comes from French bien, from Middle French bien, from Old French bien, from Latin bene, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
bienfaisant (French): beneficial; that which does good
Definitions
- beneficial; that which does good
Ancestry of “bienfaisant”, step by step
bienfaisant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French bien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bien | good, all right, great; good looking, nice; well |
| 2 | Middle French | bien | well |
| 3 | Old French | bien | well; indeed; possession; object of value |
| 4 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 5 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 6 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |
via French faisant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | faisant | present participle of faire; gerund of faire |